H.R. 4348 · 119th Congress · Health
To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes.
Reauthorizes CDC vector-borne disease prevention activities and grants through fiscal year 2030. AI-read
What it does
This bill 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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Jul 2, 2026 (Reported to House). CRS summarizes bills impartially; it does not take positions.
Roll call votes
No recorded roll call votes on this bill. Most bills never get one; many pass by voice vote or unanimous consent, or stay in committee.
What members said about it
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Last night, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation to provide $150 million over five years in continued funding for Lyme disease research at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sending…
“My colleagues will recall that our distinguished colleague, North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan, suffered a tick bite and died in 2019 from encephalitis caused by Powassan virus—the current law and reauthorization is named in her honor.”
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Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), the founder and Co-Chair of the Congressional Lyme and Tick-Borne Disease Caucus, applauded Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s announcement today that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is…
“Under President Trump and Secretary Kennedy’s bold leadership, the HHS is taking important steps towards addressing and mitigating the national public health emergency caused by Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses over the past several decades.”
Latest action
Jul 21, 2026 · Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.