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H.R. 979 (101st)

Comprehensive Lyme Disease Act of 1989

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Introduced

9 February 1989

Last action

27 February 1989 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

Sponsors

Rep. Hochbrueckner, George J. [D-NY-1], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Fish, Hamilton, Jr. [R-NY-19], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-NY-18], Rep. Gejdenson, Sam [D-CT-2], Rep. Gilman, Benjamin A. [R-NY-20], Rep. Lowey, Nita M. [D-NY-17], Rep. McGrath, Raymond J. [R-NY-5], Rep. Mavroules, Nicholas [D-MA-6], Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Morrison, Bruce A. [D-CT-3], Rep. Mrazek, Robert J. [D-NY-3], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Sen. Torricelli, Robert G. [D-NJ], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16], Rep. Studds, Gerry E. [D-MA-10], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Jones, Walter B. [D-NC-1], Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Sisisky, Norman [D-VA-4], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Rep. Levine, Mel [D-CA-27], Rep. Bosco, Douglas H. [D-CA-1], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Flake, Floyd H. [D-NY-6], Rep. Coelho, Anthony Lee [D-CA-15], Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6], Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2], Rep. Lightfoot, Jim [R-IA-3], Rep. Leach, James A. [R-IA-2], Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11], Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Rep. Coyne, William J. [D-PA-14]

Subjects

Healthcare, Education

Source updated

3 June 2026

Healthcare · Education

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Summary

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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Timeline

  1. 9 February 1989

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 9 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 9 February 1989

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 27 February 1989

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

    Source: Committee

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