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DEER Act

USA116th CongressS-613| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2019
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1919
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • February 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • August 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1919
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.

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Related Bills

  • HR 116-1919: DEER Act
Agricultural researchAnimal and plant healthCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingState and local government operationsVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection

DEER Act

USA116th CongressS-613| Senate 
| Updated: 2/28/2019
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.
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Timeline
Feb 28, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 28, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
Aug 9, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-1919
Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
  • February 28, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 28, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.


  • August 9, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-1919
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture.
Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Republican Senator

Mississippi

Cosponsors (1)
Roger F. Wicker (Republican)

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee

Animals

Related Bills

  • HR 116-1919: DEER Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Agricultural researchAnimal and plant healthCongressional oversightDepartment of AgricultureEducation programs fundingExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment studies and investigationsHigher educationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMammalsMedical researchNeurological disordersResearch administration and fundingState and local government operationsVeterinary medicine and animal diseasesWildlife conservation and habitat protection