{"bill":{"id":"119-hr-388","congress":119,"type":"HR","number":388,"title":"Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2025-01-14","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"D000594","fullName":"Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15]","party":"R","state":"TX","district":15}],"cosponsorsCount":2,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2025-02-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry."},"policyArea":"Agriculture and Food","subjects":[],"actions":[{"date":"2025-02-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-02-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Research, and Biotechnology.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-14","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2025-01-14","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":"<p><strong>Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program Enhancement Act</strong></p><p>This bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to enter into a contract to evaluate the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program.</p><p> Under the program, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service works in coordination with the Texas Animal Health Commission to combat the spread of cattle fever ticks, which can spread a serious cattle disease called bovine&nbsp;babesiosis or cattle fever.</p><p>Specifically, USDA must enter into a contract to review and report on the Cattle Fever Tick Eradication Program with a (1) land-grant college or university, or (2) non-land-grant college of agriculture.</p><p>The review must include an evaluation of the program's (1) effectiveness with respect to preventing and reducing the spread of tick-borne illnesses in cattle; and (2) benefits, and the burdens of compliance, to cattle producers.</p><p>The review must also evaluate the treatment protocols developed and implemented under the program.</p><p>Further, the review must evaluate the federal and state funds allocated to support the program for the most recent fiscal year.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>","updateDate":"2026-07-18T00:04:18Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":544,"ts":"2026-08-29T08:06:08.638Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"https://simplefunctions.dev/api/public/query-gov?q=Cattle%20Fever%20Tick%20Eradication%20Program%20Enhancement%20Act"}]}}