Avian Flu Vaccination Strategy Act

Bill: 119-s-908
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
Introduced: 2025-03-06
Policy area: Agriculture and Food
Latest action: action_date: 2025-03-06
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.

Summaries:
action_date: 2025-03-06
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Avian</strong> <strong>Flu Vaccination Strategy Act</strong></p><p>This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop and finalize a poultry vaccination strategy&nbsp;to address highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI). Specifically, USDA, in consultation with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, must develop an HPAI vaccination strategy that complies with World Trade Organization rules.</p><p>Avian influenza (i.e., bird flu) is a contagious viral disease of domesticated and wild birds. Depending on the viral strain, the disease can cause little to no signs of illness&nbsp;(referred to as<em> low pathogenic avian</em> influenza)&nbsp;or it can cause a range of symptoms from serious illness to death (referred to as <em>highly pathogenic avian influenza</em>, or HPAI).&nbsp;</p>

tv_txt: II 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 908 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2025 Mr. Rounds introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry A BILL To require the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, to develop and finalize a vaccination strategy for poultry.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Avian Flu Vaccination Strategy Act . 2. Vaccination strategy for poultry (a) Determination of strategy Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, to address highly pathogenic avian influenza, the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with the United States Trade Representative, shall develop a strategy for the vaccination of poultry that is in compliance with all applicable rules of the World Trade Organization. (b) Finalization of strategy Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall finalize the strategy developed under subsection (a).