SIGNED INTO LAW: KAY HAGAN TICK REAUTHORIZATION ACT AUTHORED BY SENATOR COLLINS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 -- Sen. Susan Collins issued the following press release:

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Susan Collins announced that the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act, which she introduced with Senator Tina Smith (D-MN), with Senator Angus King joining them as an original cosponsor, has been 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 confronts this growing public health threat by reauthorizing federal initiatives and programs to combat tick-borne diseases first established through the original Kay Hagan Tick Act, which Senators Collins and Smith led to passage in 20...