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Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act

USA116th CongressS-689| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (7)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts 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
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1550
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • March 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • March 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1550
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1550: Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act
Animal and plant healthInfectious and parasitic diseasesLivestockMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection

Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act

USA116th CongressS-689| Senate 
| Updated: 3/6/2019
Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts 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
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 6, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Mar 27, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1550
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • March 6, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 6, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • March 27, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1550
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (7)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Martin Heinrich (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1550: Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act
  • 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