{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-introduces-legislation-prioritizing-research-on-tick-borne-livestock-diseases/", "Senator Marshall Introduces Legislation Prioritizing Research on Tick-Borne Livestock Diseases", "2026-08-06", "2026", "2026-08", "Republican", "Senate", "KS", "Roger Marshall", "M001198", "www.marshall.senate.gov", "marshall", "https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/", "scraper", "Washington \u2013 U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) joined Senator Eric Schmitt (R-Missouri) and Senator Jim Justice (R-West Virginia) in introducing the Emerging Tick-Borne Livestock Disease Research Prioritization Act, which designates tick-borne livestock disease in statute as a high-priority research area at the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).\n\nThe bill authorizes the USDA to make competitive grants within pre-existing research programs aimed at developing vaccines, therapeutics, and treatments for tick-borne livestock diseases. The legislation specifically targets diseases associated with the Asian Longhorned Tick, several of which lack an approved vaccine or treatment.\n\n\u201cKansas ranchers already have enough challenges without worrying about another invasive pest threatening their herds. As the Asian Longhorn Tick continues to spread, we need to stay ahead of it\u2014not play catch-up,\u201d said Senator Marshall. \u201cThis bill makes sure USDA treats this growing threat like the priority it is by directing more research toward protecting our cattle, our producers, and our food supply.\u201d\n\n\u201cMissouri is one of the nation\u2019s leaders in livestock production, and our farmers and ranchers work too hard to have their livelihoods threatened by emerging tick-borne diseases. Invasive species like the Asian Longhorned Tick pose a growing risk to our livestock industry and the families who depend on it. By elevating the need for critical research into tick-borne livestock disease, we\u2019re helping ensure producers have the tools they need to protect their herds, strengthen our food supply, and keep America\u2019s agriculture industry competitive. I\u2019ll keep working with Missouri\u2019s farm families to protect for the Show-Me State\u2019s number one economic driver,\u201d said Senator Schmitt.\n\nClick here for the full text of the legislation.\n\n###", 1, "2026-08-07T06:11:19Z", "2026-08-07T06:12:42Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.marshall.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/senator-marshall-introduces-legislation-prioritizing-research-on-tick-borne-livestock-diseases/"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8237638976424932, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}