Bill Nelson, a Democrat, and Marco Rubio, a Republican, and North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr are co-sponsors of the bill. Bill to Better Fight Diseases Like Zika Heading to U.S. Senate for VoteA bill authored by Maine U.S. Sen. Angus King designed to help combat the spread of mosquito-borne illnesses such as the Zika virus has passed a committee test. The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee unanimously approved King's bill on Wednesday. The bill, co-sponsored by both of Florida's senators, will help in the fight agaisnt mosquito born diseases. It would authorize increased support for state and local mosquito control work, and reauthorize laboratory grants that support health departments in surveillance for infectious diseases.
As Zika Season Looms, Senate Panel Approves $100 Million In Mosquito Control Funding
A Senate panel approved a bill that authorizes an additional $100 million in grant funding to fight the mosquito-carrying Zika virus. The money approved Tuesday would fund local mosquito-control efforts, centers that test for the virus and research into improving mosquito-control programs. The bill could now be voted on by the full Senate before summer begins, but only if Congress doesn't repeat last year's delay that saw the money tied up by political wrangling for months. Read more at our news partner, the Miami Herald. Here we go again.collected by :Lucy William
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