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Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act

What this bill does

  • This bill expands veterinary public health services in tribal communities to prevent diseases that spread between animals and humans.
  • It affects Indian Health Service areas and tribal members, particularly in Arctic regions dealing with rabies transmission.
  • HHS funds veterinary officers and disease surveillance; USDA must study oral rabies vaccine delivery to wildlife.

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    How would expanding veterinary services in tribal communities specifically reduce disease transmission between animals and humans in Arctic regions?

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    What are the estimated costs for HHS to fund veterinary officers and disease surveillance, and how would those resources be allocated across different tribal areas?

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    What barriers prevent current veterinary services from reaching rural tribal communities, and how does this bill's approach differ from existing animal health programs?

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Lisa Murkowski

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Introduced 2025-12-15

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-12-15 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-12-11 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8687; text: CR S8687)

  5. 2025-12-11 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-09-29 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 174.

  7. 2025-09-29 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-69.

  8. 2025-09-29 · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-69.

  9. 2025-03-05 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  10. 2025-02-18 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  11. 2025-02-18 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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