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A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to support State and Tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose populations, to support research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2252| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2017
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (3)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act This bill amends the Animal Health Protection Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts in developing and implementing management strategies to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4454
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • December 19, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • December 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4454
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4454: To support State and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose populations, to support applied research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease, and for other purposes.
Animal and plant healthInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestockMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection

A bill to amend the Animal Health Protection Act to support State and Tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose populations, to support research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease, and for other purposes.

USA115th CongressS-2252| Senate 
| Updated: 12/19/2017
Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act This bill amends the Animal Health Protection Act to require the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts in developing and implementing management strategies to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease.
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Timeline
Dec 19, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Dec 19, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Dec 21, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-4454
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • December 19, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • December 19, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • December 21, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-4454
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (3)
Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4454: To support State and tribal efforts to develop and implement management strategies to address chronic wasting disease among deer, elk, and moose populations, to support applied research regarding the causes of chronic wasting disease and methods to control the further spread of the disease, and for other purposes.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Animal and plant healthInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestockMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection