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S. 2398119th CongressOn the floor calendarLatest action Sep 8, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act
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S 2398 extends federal funding for tick-borne disease research and response programs from 2025 through 2030.
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This bill renews funding for federal programs combating tick-borne and other insect-spread diseases like Lyme disease, extending money for a national strategy and Regional Centers of Excellence through 2030 instead of letting it expire in 2025. It also removes a requirement to specifically consult the Tick-Borne Disease Working Group in shaping national strategy, replacing it with more general language about consulting "appropriate individuals."
Public health agencies, researchers, and state and local health departments that receive federal funding to study and respond to tick-borne diseases. Americans in regions with high rates of Lyme disease and related illnesses are indirectly affected.
Continued funding sustains disease tracking, research, and prevention programs, while the removal of the Working Group requirement changes who must be consulted in shaping national strategy.
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Right now: it's on the Senate floor calendar. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 154.