3.0.0 611 2022-11-15T16:34:00Z 2022-11-15T16:34:00Z House H HR 2013-02-12 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 611.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill is based isCongress's power under Article I, Section 8, Clause I of theConstitution.[Page H455]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2013-02-15T21:13:06Z Referred to 2013-02-12T17:02:20Z To provide for the establishment of the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. 113 610 HR 2013-02-15 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 113 719 S 2013-04-11 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS 2013-02-15 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2013-02-12 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2013-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2013-02-12 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N W000672 Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] FRANK WOLF R VA R. 10 2013-02-12 True G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2013-02-12 True P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2013-02-12 True W000804 Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] Robert Wittman R VA J. 1 2013-03-13 False H001051 Rep. Hanna, Richard L. [R-NY-22] Richard Hanna R NY L. 22 2013-04-18 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] Paul Tonko D NY 20 2013-05-09 False M001149 Rep. Michaud, Michael H. [D-ME-2] Michael Michaud D ME H. 2 2013-05-09 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2013-06-25 False P000265 Rep. Petri, Thomas E. [R-WI-6] TOM PETRI R WI 6 2013-06-27 False C001078 Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] Gerald Connolly D VA E. 11 2013-07-08 False K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 2013-08-02 False P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2013-08-02 False S001170 Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1] Carol Shea-Porter D NH 1 2013-09-10 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2013-10-29 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 7 2013-11-12 False L000111 Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] TOM LATHAM R IA 3 2013-11-14 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2013-12-03 False K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 2013-12-03 False R000585 Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23] Tom Reed R NY 23 2014-01-28 False B001269 Rep. Barletta, Lou [R-PA-11] Lou Barletta R PA 11 2014-02-11 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2014-07-22 False Health Advisory bodies Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical research Medical tests and diagnostic methods Research administration and funding Health 00 2013-02-12 Introduced in House 2014-07-17T21:40:14Z Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish the Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Requires the Committee to advise the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary for Health regarding how officials can: (1) ensure interagency coordination and communication and minimize overlap regarding efforts to address tick-borne diseases, (2) identify opportunities to coordinate efforts with other federal agencies and private organizations addressing such diseases, (3) ensure interagency coordination and communication with constituency groups, (4) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints is represented in public health policy decisions and that information disseminated to the public and physicians is balanced, and (5) advise relevant federal agencies on priorities related to Lyme and tick-borne diseases.

Requires the Secretary, acting through the appropriate federal officials, to provide for the coordination of all federal programs and activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases and the conduct or support of specified activities, including: (1) developing sensitive and accurate diagnostic tools and tests, (2) improving the efficient utilization of diagnostic testing currently available, (3) accurately determining the prevalence of such diseases, (4) evaluating the feasibility of creating a national uniform reporting system, (5) providing and promoting access to a clearinghouse of information on such diseases, (6) increasing public education related to such diseases, (7) creating a physician education program, (8) establishing epidemiological research objectives to determine the long term course of illness for Lyme disease, and (9) determining the effectiveness of different treatment modalities by establishing treatment outcome objectives.

]]> Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 Display Title Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Prevention, Education, and Research Act of 2013 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the expansion of Federal efforts concerning the prevention, education, treatment, and research activities related to Lyme and other tick-borne diseases, including the establishment of a Tick-Borne Diseases Advisory Committee. Introduced in House 2013-02-12T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr611ih/xml/BILLS-113hr611ih.xml 2013-02-15 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.