3.0.0 2877 2023-01-13T04:47:57Z 2023-01-13T04:47:57Z House H HR 2005-06-14 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T15:49:27Z Referred to 2005-06-14T13:03:05Z 2005-07-01 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-06-14 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N G000180 Rep. Gilchrest, Wayne T. [R-MD-1] WAYNE GILCHREST R MD T. 1 2005-06-14 True P000585 Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19] TODD PLATTS R PA RUSSELL 19 2005-06-14 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-06-16 False L000559 Rep. Langevin, James R. [D-RI-2] JAMES LANGEVIN D RI R. 2 2005-06-17 False K000113 Rep. Kennedy, Patrick J. [D-RI-1] PATRICK KENNEDY D RI J. 1 2005-06-17 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2005-06-21 False M000590 Rep. McNulty, Michael R. [D-NY-21] MICHAEL MCNULTY D NY R. 21 2005-06-21 False B000652 Rep. Boswell, Leonard L. [D-IA-3] LEONARD BOSWELL D IA L. 3 2005-06-22 False S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 2005-06-22 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2005-06-23 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2005-06-27 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2005-06-27 False P000373 Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] JOSEPH PITTS R PA R. 16 2005-06-28 False B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2005-06-28 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-06-29 False D000210 Rep. Delahunt, William D. [D-MA-10] William Delahunt D MA D. 10 2005-07-11 False G000280 Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] VIRGIL GOODE R VA H. 5 2005-07-11 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2005-07-11 False M001140 Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3] DENNIS MOORE D KS 3 2005-07-12 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2005-07-12 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2005-09-19 False L000562 Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-9] Stephen Lynch D MA F. 9 2006-05-02 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2006-09-19 False Health Animals Communication in medicine Communication in science Conferences Congress Congressional reporting requirements Data banks Economics and Public Finance Education Epidemiology Federal advisory bodies Federal aid to research Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Health education Health information systems Health planning Health surveys Higher education Lyme disease Medical education Medical laboratories Medical research Medical tests Pests Physicians Preventive medicine Science, Technology, Communications Health 00 2005-06-14 Introduced in House 2005-09-20T20:45:50Z Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases or the ALERT Act - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a five-year plan that provides for activities to be carried out to meet goals related to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, including to: (1) develop a sensitive and definitive test for the diagnosis of Lyme disease capable of distinguishing active infection from past infection; (2) accurately determine the prevalence of Lyme disease and other tick-borne disorders in the United States; (3) provide and promote access to a comprehensive, up-to-date clearinghouse of peer-reviewed information on Lyme and other tick-borne diseases through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ); and (4) establish epidemiological research goals to determine the long term course of illnesses for Lyme disease.

Directs the Secretary to request that the Institute of Medicine study chronic Lyme disease.

Authorizes additional appropriations for research and educational activities and prevention efforts for Lyme and other tick-borne diseases.

Requires the Secretary to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee.

]]> Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases Display Title Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases Official Title as Introduced To provide for the expansion and intensification of efforts for prevention, education, and research activities with respect to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Act for Lyme Education and Research and Tick-Borne Diseases Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill ALERT Act Introduced in House 2005-06-14T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr2877ih/xml/BILLS-109hr2877ih.xml 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.