Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act

Summary

Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state and tribal efforts to address chronic wasting disease. The transmissible disease afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations. In addition, USDA must make grants to research centers to support efforts to expand and accelerate applied research on the disease. Land management agencies of the USDA and the Department of the Interior must work cooperatively with states in researching the disease and implementing state management strategies to reduce the spread and prevalence of the disease.

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Timeline

1. 6 March 2019

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 6 March 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 6 March 2019 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
• Amy Klobuchar · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL] · D · Sponsor
• Tammy Baldwin · D · Sponsor
• Tina Smith · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
• Martin Heinrich · D · Cosponsor
• · ssaf00 · Standing

Related records

• related to ← Chronic Wasting Disease Management Act
• related to ← Chronic Wasting Disease Support for States Act