Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Mar 27, 2019)
Detection, Enhanced Education, and Response Act of 2019 or the DEER Act
This bill addresses chronic wasting disease, which is a transmissible disease that afflicts deer, elk, and moose populations.
Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support state efforts to develop and implement chronic wasting disease surveillance, testing, management, and response activities.
In addition, USDA must (1) establish a multiagency task force to respond to the disease, and (2) award a grant to a land-grant college or university to establish a policy research center for wildlife diseases.
What just happenedAug 9, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseMar 27, 2019
- Aug 9, 2019Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Subcommittee - Mar 27, 2019IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.
Agriculture Committee - Mar 27, 2019IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2019IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House