# 119-hr-4980: BITE Act

119-hr-4980, BITE Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4980
- Congress: 119
- Title: BITE Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-08-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 10
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Creates a national vector-borne disease prevention system** that would centralize detection, prevention, and public education on ticks, mosquitoes, and fleas. It would link AI early warnings, insurance-claims and syndromic surveillance, a professional vector identification service, and One Health data integration. - Families and communities would get real-time, location-based risk alerts and targeted prevention messaging through schools, workplaces, media, and community groups. Includes a target to reduce Lyme disease cases by 25% by 2035. - Health care providers, public health agencies, and researchers would gain insurance-claims surveillance and syndromic monitoring of emergency visits to detect outbreaks earlier. It would combine human, animal, and environmental data and host a professional vector identification service accessible to civilians and the Department of Defense. - The Department of Defense and service members would benefit from improved early detection and ecosystem health monitoring to enhance military readiness.

## Cosponsors (10)

- Rep. Kean, Thomas H. [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2025-08-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-09-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-09-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bresnahan, Robert P. [R-PA-8] (R-PA), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mannion, John W. [D-NY-22] (D-NY), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- AI-powered alerts for tick and mosquito risk: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would set up an AI early warning system for tick, mosquito, and flea diseases. It would use weather, habitat, and wildlife data to predict risk and send real-time, location-based alerts. It would track private and public insurance claims and monitor ER visits, including military hos…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025
- 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act
- 119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-4980 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4980)

## Related
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-1065: Protect Our Letter Carriers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1065)
- [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
- [119-hr-2048: Metastatic Breast Cancer Access to Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2048)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4980 (as of 2026-09-21).