US HR701 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 95-6)
Status: Introduced on July 31 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded. Calls on all nations to immediately provide additional resources to help affected nations address current and future public health crises. Requests development of a global health security plan to respond to disease outbreaks. Urges the prioritization of the elimination of Ebola as a public health threat.

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Title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

Sponsors

Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]Rep. Timothy Bishop [D-NY]Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]
Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]Rep. Julia Brownley [D-CA]Rep. Lois Capps [D-CA]Rep. John Carney [D-DE]
Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]Rep. Donna Christensen [D-VI]Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]Rep. James Clyburn [D-SC]Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]
Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]Rep. Joseph Crowley [D-NY]Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]Rep. John Delaney [D-MD]Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]
Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX]Rep. Donna Edwards [D-MD]Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]
Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA]Rep. Chaka Fattah [D-PA]Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]
Rep. Marcia Fudge [D-OH]Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]Rep. Joe Garcia [D-FL]Rep. Al Green [D-TX]
Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA]Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]
Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]Rep. William Keating [D-MA]Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]Rep. James Langevin [D-RI]Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Sander Levin [D-MI]Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Tom Marino [R-PA]Rep. Jim Matheson [D-UT]Rep. Doris Matsui [D-CA]Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Jim McDermott [D-WA]Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]Rep. Gloria Negrete McLeod [D-CA]
Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. David Price [D-NC]Rep. Charles Rangel [D-NY]Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Matt Salmon [R-AZ]Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D-PA]
Rep. David Scott [D-GA]Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]Rep. Albio Sires [D-NJ]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]Rep. Bennie Thompson [D-MS]Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]Rep. John Tierney [D-MA]
Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]Rep. Juan Vargas [D-CA]Rep. Filemon Vela [D-TX]Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]
Rep. Maxine Waters [D-CA]Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]
Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]

History

DateChamberAction
2014-09-08HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.
2014-07-31HouseReferred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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