RFK JR urges Congress to Reauthorize the TICK ACT — The Goal, to reduce Lyme Disease by 25% by 2035
The Tick Act requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS, working with CDC) to create and update a National Strategy for vector-borne diseases—covering research, diagnostics, treatments, vaccines, data collection, and coordination across agencies (DOD, USDA, EPA, etc.).
2. Funds Regional Centers of Excellence (at universities) for research, training, and response to tick-borne diseases.
3. Provides grants to state and local health departments for surveillance, early detection, prevention, public awareness, and outbreak response.
It was passed as part of the FY 2020 appropriations bill and originally authorized funding for about five years. As of 2025–2026, bipartisan bills (like the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act) are advancing in Congress to extend it.
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