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In a state with one of these grants, you could send a photo of a tick you found. A trained biologist would reply within 72 hours with the tick's type, its disease risk, and advice on seeing a doctor. The CDC does not have to fund any state, and the bill sets no dollar amount.
More about this bill
If you find a tick on yourself, your child, or your pet, you could send a photo and get expert advice within 72 hours. That would happen only in states that win a new federal grant. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) could give these grants, but it does not have to. The bill sets no dollar amount. In a funded state, you would send the photo online. You would also say where and when you found the tick. You would say whether it was on a person, on a pet, or loose. A biologist trained in pests that spread disease would review it. The reply would name the type of tick and how grown it is, if possible. It would also estimate the chance the tick carried a disease, if possible. It would say whether to see a doctor or send the tick in for testing. Tips on avoiding ticks would come with it. States with more Lyme disease cases and a strong plan would get first pick. Each state program would keep a record of every report. The health department would send that data to Congress each year from 2026 through 2029.
Congressional Summary
Tick Identification Pilot Program Act of 2025This bill authorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to states to implement tick-identification programs, which must allow individuals to electronically report tick incidents and receive feedback from experts regarding the appropriate follow-up action.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2025-08-15
- Date Added
- 2026-10-21
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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