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Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

Sponsor

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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Cosponsors (23)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Became Public Law No: 119-118.

2026-09-30

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Committee Activity

Currently in

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReported By · 2025-09-08

Previously

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsMarkup By · 2025-07-30
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and PensionsReferred To · 2025-07-23

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.

Subjects

Health

Full Bill Text

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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.

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