LymeX Authorization Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7482 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7482 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund prize competitions to accelerate innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 11, 2026 Mr. Smith of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Doggett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund prize competitions to accelerate innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``LymeX Authorization Act''. SEC. 2. POLICY. It is the policy of the United States to-- (1) engage stakeholders, including academia, nonprofits, industry, small business, entrepreneurs, and government to facilitate patient-centered innovations in Lyme disease care; (2) foster breakthroughs in health education and public awareness initiatives focused on Lyme disease patients; and (3) accelerate development of next-gen diagnostics that are rapid and patient focused. SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Health and Human Services $5,000,000 to carry out prize competitions (as defined in section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3719)) to accelerate innovation in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of Lyme disease. <all>