History: Read Entire 2012 Congressional Lyme Disease Hearing Transcript
A Decade Later: If you did not have an opportunity to see and hear the Congressional Lyme Hearing when it took place in 2012, and you want to read about […]
Other Congressional Activity
Government activities other than legislation may be undertaken by individual legislators such as hosting briefings. Also there may be Legislative Caucus actions, where groups of legislators are taking some non-legislative action on an issue. Those articles will be included in this section.
HELP NEEDED IMMEDIATELY! NEW BILL FOR CHILDREN WITH LYME DISABILITIES TO BE INTRODUCED
LYME DISEASE CAUCUS & CHILD ACT 2021: The Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus is a bi-partisan group working together in the U.S. House of Representatives to take action on Lyme & […]
Congressional Lyme Caucus 2021
The Congressional Lyme Disease Caucus is a bi-partisan group working together in the U.S. House of Representatives to take action on Lyme & tick-borne diseases. Under the continued leadership of […]
Rep. Smith Questions COVID-19’s Impact on Lyme Patients
On April 9th, Rep. Chris Smith sent a letter to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and the National Institute for Allergies and Infectious Disease (NIAID) Director, Dr. […]
Update: US House Lyme Disease Caucus Letters
In February 2020, the Lyme Disease Association, Inc. (LDA) asked you to contact your Congress Member and request that he/she sign on to two important letters from the US House […]
House Lyme Disease Caucus 2020
The House Lyme Disease Caucus is a bi-partisan group working together in Congress to take action on Lyme & tick-borne diseases. Under the leadership of Congressmen Chris Smith (NJ) and […]
Congressional Town Meeting Weathered the Storm
On May 29, 2019, The Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Congressional Town Meeting Sponsored by Congressman Christopher H. Smith (NJ-4) was held in the Wall Township, NJ, Municipal Building. Despite tornado warnings, […]
Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Congressional Town Meeting
The Lyme & Tick-Borne Diseases Congressional Town Meeting will be held Wednesday, May 29, 2019 from 6:45pm-930pm at the Wall Township Municipal Building Community Room, 2700 Allaire Rd, Wall Township, NJ. The town meeting is sponsored by US Congressman Christopher H. Smith. Hear from nationally-recognized Lyme disease experts about current efforts to combat Lyme and Tick-Borne diseases, updates on diagnosis and treatment, and how to protect yourself and your family, and more. LDA president, Pat Smith, will join US Congressman, Christopher H. Smith; CDC, Deputy Director, Division of Vector-Borne Diseases, Ben Beard, PhD; and Richard Horowitz, MD as speakers at the meeting […]
Congressman Christopher H. Smith Guest Blog
May Awareness LDA Guest Blogger Congressman Christopher H. Smith (NJ-04): “A Message from Congressman Chris Smith”…. As the co-chair of the bipartisan House Lyme Disease Caucus, I am deeply grateful and inspired by the Lyme Disease Association, other NGOs, family caregivers, Lyme literate docs, and—above all—the patients who continue to press our government to invest more in research for a cure, the prevention and best treatment options for those with Lyme. […]
Blumenthal Chairs Senate Lyme Hearing
On Thursday, August 30th, Senator Richard Blumenthal (CT) will host a U.S. Senate field hearing on the federal response to Lyme disease. “It is good news that the Senate is […]