# 115-hr-5900: National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018

115-hr-5900, National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5900
- Congress: 115
- Title: National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-05-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

National Lyme and Tick-Borne Diseases Control and Accountability Act of 2018 This bill establishes the Office of Oversight and Coordination for Tick-Borne Diseases within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The office must oversee the creation of a national strategy to address Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. The national strategy must include program assessments, benchmarks for progress, and recommendations from the previously established Tick-Borne Disease Working Group. The bill also requires HHS to undertake specific actions that promote research, prevention, and treatment of Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases and disorders. Among other things, HHS must: support expansive research into the pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of such diseases and disorders; establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of such diseases and disorders in humans; establish a surveillance system to track the prevalence of disease-carrying ticks; conduct educational campaigns; and hold a series of research symposiums.

## Cosponsors (12)

- COLLIN PETERSON (D-MN), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19] (R-NY), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10] (R-VA), 2018-05-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2018-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11] (R-NY), 2018-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2018-06-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2018-06-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2018-07-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2018-10-05T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
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- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
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## Sources
- [115-hr-5900 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5900)

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