US Congress House Bill 611 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding how officials can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases, (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other federal agencies and private organizations addressing such diseases, (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with constituency groups, (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is represented in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced, and (5) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to Lyme and tick-borne diseases. Requires the Secretary, acting through the appropriate federal officials, to provide for the coordination of all federal programs and activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and the conduct or support of specified activities, including: (1) developing sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools and tests, (2) improving the efficient utilization of diagnostic testing currently available, (3) accurately determining the prevalence of such diseases, (4) evaluating the feasibility of creating a national uniform reporting system, (5) providing and promoting access to a clearinghouse of information on such diseases, (6) increasing public education related to such diseases, (7) creating a physician education program, (8) establishing epidemiological research objectives to determine the long term course of illness for Lyme disease, and (9) determining the effectiveness of different treatment modalities by establishing treatment outcome objectives.

Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013

Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]	Rep. Lou Barletta [R-PA]	Rep. Michael Capuano [D-MA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]	Rep. Richard Hanna [R-NY]	Rep. William Keating [D-MA]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Michael Michaud [D-ME]
Rep. Collin Peterson [D-MN]	Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]
Rep. Tom Reed [R-NY]	Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D-NH]	Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]
Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]	Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-02-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2013-02-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HB610 (Related) 2013-02-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
SB719 (Related) 2013-04-11 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/611/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr611/BILLS-113hr611ih.pdf