The government funds research on tick diseases that hurt farm animals.
S. 5253 — Tick-Borne Livestock Disease Research Prioritization Act · Filed by Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Aug 5, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill tells the U.S. Department of Agriculture to spend money on research. The research is about diseases spread by ticks to cattle and other livestock. The money pays for vaccines and tests to find sick animals. It also pays for teaching farmers how to spot and stop these diseases. The bill focuses on a tick from another country that now lives in the U.S.
Who it affects
Farmers who raise cattle and other livestock benefit from the research and teaching. Universities and state agriculture offices get money to do the work. The research helps protect the food supply by keeping farm animals healthy.
One thing to notice
The bill funds public research and teaching about tick diseases in livestock. It does not give money or special breaks to any one company.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Aug 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Aug 5, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Department of Agriculture — the U.S. government office that helps farmers and protects food
- vaccines — shots that help animals fight off diseases
- livestock — farm animals like cattle, sheep, and goats
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,693 characters) on Aug 21, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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