A Win for the Lyme Community: The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act Has Been Signed Into Law
We are thrilled to celebrate an important milestone for the Lyme and tick-borne disease community: the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act has been signed into law.
The Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act extends federal funding and public health programs through 2030 to prevent, track, and treat vector-borne diseases, including Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses.
These activities include:
a national strategy,
grants for regional centers of excellence, and
cooperative agreements with state, local, and tribal health departments to increase capacity for preventing and responding to vector-borne diseases.
Signed into law on September 30, 2026, this legislation builds on the original 2019 law named after the late Senator Kay Hagan of North Carolina.
“Today marks an extraordinary moment for the Lyme and tick-borne disease community and a powerful demonstration of what bipartisan advocacy can accomplish,” said Meghan Bradshaw, MPH, Executive Director of Center for Lyme Action.
“The signing of the Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act is the result of years of work by patients, families, researchers, public health professionals, advocates, and bipartisan champions in Congress who refused to let tick-borne diseases fall off the national agenda. We are incredibly proud of the thousands of advocates across the country who raised their voices and made this victory possible.”
This is a major achievement—and a powerful example of what we can accomplish when our community comes together.
To every person who has raised their voice to advocate for better solutions: Thank you.
Generation Lyme is also grateful to our community partners at Center for Lyme Action for their leadership in driving legislative advocacy that helped secure this important victory.
We are honored to advocate alongside all of you, including by helping patients and advocates share their stories.
There is more work ahead, and we're excited to celebrate every win together, big and small.
