Wildlife Health Coordination and Zoonotic Disease Prevention Act of 2026

This bill would create a Wildlife Health Coordination and Zoonotic Disease Program within the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, run jointly with the Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. The program would connect federal, state, and Tribal agencies working on wildlife diseases and diseases that can spread between animals and people. It would fund six Wildlife Health Coordinators: one national, one Tribal, and four regional, chosen by fish and wildlife associations. Coordinators would share disease information, help states and Tribes find funding, develop best practices, and report recommendations to Congress. The bill would authorize $900,000 per year starting in fiscal year 2027.

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Sponsors

• Tammy Baldwin Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors