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H.R. 2557: To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

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H.R. 2557: To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

112th Congress · introduced 2011-07-15 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-07-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

Plain summary

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding the manner in which they 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.

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Official text

To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · 30 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Joe Courtney (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] reported raising $797,217 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-hr2557 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112