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H.R. 4701: Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

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H.R. 4701: Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

113th Congress · introduced 2014-05-21 · Health · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-05-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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What does this mean?

Official title

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

Plain summary

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to conduct or support epidemiological, basic, translational, and clinical research regarding Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases. Directs the Secretary to establish the Interagency Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Working Group to review all HHS efforts concerning tick-borne diseases to ensure interagency coordination and examine research priorities. Requires the Working Group to: (1) provide a summary of tick-borne disease research, advances, and scientific viewpoints every two years; (2) make recommendations to HHS regarding tick-borne disease activities; and (3) hold annual public meetings. Requires HHS to submit a strategic plan for tick-borne disease research within three years of enactment and every five years thereafter that includes: (1) budgetary requirements; (2) benchmarks for improving tick-borne disease diagnosis, treatment, outcomes, and prevention; and (3) a plan to disseminate Working Group summaries and other relevant information on tick-borne disease to health professionals and the public.

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Official text

Tick-Borne Disease Research Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] · 19 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Joe Courtney (D-CT), Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ), Peter Welch (D-VT), Robert J. Wittman (R-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Paul Tonko (D-NY), William R. Keating (D-MA)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4701 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113