H.R. 837 · 116th Congress
Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ralph Abraham
- Introduced
- 2019-01-29
- Latest action
- 2019-02-15 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Summary
Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act
This bill requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract the National Academy of Sciences to study the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose populations in the United States.