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US HR837

Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act


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Introduced
01/29/2019
In Committee
02/15/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

To authorize a special resource study on the spread vectors of chronic wasting disease in Cervidae, and for other purposes. 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.

AI Summary

This bill, the Chronic Wasting Disease Transmission in Cervidae Study Act, requires the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and the U.S. Geological Survey to contract the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a special resource study. The study aims to identify the predominant pathways and mechanisms of transmission of chronic wasting disease in wild, captive, and farmed populations of deer, elk, reindeer, and moose in the United States, including potential impacts from transmissions from Canada. The study will examine scientific research gaps, recommend priority research projects, and review best practices for chronic wasting disease management developed by various federal and state agencies.

Committee Categories

Agriculture and Natural Resources

Sponsors (33)

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture. (on 02/15/2019)

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