H.R. 4348 · 119th Congress
To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Chris Smith
- Introduced
- 2025-07-10
- Latest action
- 2026-07-21 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
Summary
This bill reauthorizes through FY2030 activities of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to address vector-borne diseases (e.g., diseases spread by bites from ticks or mosquitoes). These activities include (1) a national strategy, (2) grants for regional centers of excellence, and (3) cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to increase capacity for preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases.