Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act of 2002

Summary

Comprehensive Wildlife Disease Testing Acceleration Act of 2002 - Directs the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to chronic wasting disease (a disease affecting deer and elk), to: (1) issue guidelines for animal tissue collecting and laboratory testing; (2) establish a laboratory certification and inspection program; and (3) accelerate testing research. Establishes the Interagency Task Force on Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease to coordinate epizootic hemorrhagic disease (a disease affecting deer and other wild ruminants) prevention activities.

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Timeline

1. 10 October 2002

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10362-10363)

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 10 October 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10361-10362)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 10 October 2002

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 17 October 2002

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10655)

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 10 October 2002 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 October 2002

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 10 October 2002

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 10 October 2002

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Sponsors

• Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Kohl, Herb [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
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