HR 979 · 101th Congress · Health

Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989

Introduced 1989-02-09· Sponsored by Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1989-02-27)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants with respect to Lyme disease: (1) through the Director of the National Institutes of Health, for research and treatment; and (2) through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control, for public education. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1990 through 1992.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats5 Republicans
Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2]MD
Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2]NY
Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4]MA
Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18]NY
Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2]CT
Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-22]NY
Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-20]NY
Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5]NY
Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6]MA
Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7]MD
Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9]MA
Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3]CT
Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3]NY
Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-12]NY
Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2]NJ
Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]NJ
Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-3]NJ
Rep. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ-9]NJ
Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1]NJ