HOUSE UNANIMOUSLY PASSES SENATOR COLLINS' BILL TO COMBAT LYME AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the House of Representatives unanimously passed the bipartisan Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act. Senator Collins introduced the bill with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), with Senator Angus King (I-ME) joining them as an original cosponsor. The bill, which passed the Senate unanimously last month, now heads to the President's desk to be signed into law.

Cases of Lyme disease have reached a new record level in Maine every year since 2022, with more than 4,200 cases reported statewide last year.

The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act aims to confront this growing public health threat by reauthorizin...