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S. 849: SMASH Act

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S. 849: SMASH Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-04-05 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-04-05 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

SMASH Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on May 1, 2017. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act or the SMASH Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend through FY2022 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) grants for mosquito control programs. The grant program is expanded so that grants may be used to address emerging, infectious mosquito-borne diseases and to improve existing control programs. The CDC must give preference to applicants that have: (1) a public health emergency due to a mosquito-borne disease, or (2) a control program that is consistent with existing state preparedness plans. The requirement for matching funds may be waived if the area covered by a grant applicant has an extreme need due to the size or density of the potentially impacted human population, the size or density of the mosquito population that requires heightened control, or the severity of the mosquito-borne disease. (Sec. 3) CDC grants to help public health agencies improve surveillance and response activities are extended through FY2022. (Sec. 4) The Government Accountability Office must report on the surveillance and control of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in the United States and territories.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

SMASH Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] · 6 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 849, Strengthening Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act (2017-06-09)

Cosponsors on this site

Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Patty Murray (D-WA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] reported raising $72,269 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-s849 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115