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S. 1503: Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015

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S. 1503: Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015

114th Congress · introduced 2015-06-04 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-06-04 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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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Official title

Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015

Plain summary

Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee to advise HHS on how to: (1) ensure coordination with other federal agencies, private organizations, and constituency groups regarding efforts to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases; (2) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is considered in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is based on the best available science; and (3) advise federal agencies on priorities related to tick-borne diseases. HHS must coordinate federal activities related to tick-borne diseases and conduct or support activities related to tick-borne diseases, including: developing diagnostic tools and tests, improving the efficient utilization of diagnostic tests, surveillance and reporting, providing and promoting access to a clearinghouse of information, increasing public education, creating a physician education program on the latest research and treatment options for Lyme disease, research on tick repellents and strategies for the control of ticks, exploring the potential for vaccines, establishing epidemiological research objectives, and determining the effectiveness of different treatments. HHS must report on scientific conferences that cost the federal government more than $100,000 and address tick-borne diseases.

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Official text

Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2015

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · 18 cosponsors

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Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Jack Reed (D-RI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), John Boozman (R-AR), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] reported raising $771,465 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong114-s1503 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114