HR 837 · 116th Congress · Animals

Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act

Introduced 2019-01-29· Sponsored by Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]· House

Bill Progress

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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 Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.(2019-02-15)

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[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act This bill requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract the National Academy of Sciences to study the predominant pathways and mechanisms of the transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose populations in the United States.…

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Cosponsors (20)

1 Democrat19 Republicans
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]AZ
Rep. Emmer, Tom [R-MN-6]MN
Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]TX
Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6]LA
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]MT
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16]PA
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]IA
Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7]WI
Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]AR
Rep. Tipton, Scott R. [R-CO-3]CO
Rep. Estes, Ron [R-KS-4]KS
Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8]MN
Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8]NC
Rep. Joyce, John [R-PA-13]PA
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]NY
Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2]AL
Rep. Gibbs, Bob [R-OH-7]OH
Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1]MI