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Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act

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119th
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2025-07-23
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Susan M. Collins
Susan M. Collins
Republican · ME · Senator
Votes with party: 63.9% (915 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Progressive Groups$22,500k
  • Conservative Groups$7,995k
  • Climate & Environment$5,002k

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Became Public Law No: 119-118.

2026-09-30

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Plain-English Summary

Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act This act 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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

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Health

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2398 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2398 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act''. SEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF PROGRAMS. (a) National Strategy and Regional Centers of Excellence in Vector- borne Diseases.--Section 317U of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b-23) is amended-- (1) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group established under section 2062 of the 21st Century Cures Act (42 U.S.C. 284s) and other individuals, as appropriate'' and inserting ``appropriate individuals''; (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``in coordination with'' and inserting ``acting through''; and (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030''. (b) Enhanced Support to Assist Health Departments in Addressing Vector-borne Diseases.--Section 2822(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300hh-32(c)) is amended by striking ``2021 through 2025'' and inserting ``2026 through 2030''. Passed the Senate August 6, 2026. Attest: Secretary. 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 2398 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.