US Congress House Resolution 815 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)
Status: Introduced on July 8 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-07-08 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel. Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should: assure that travelers are informed about the mosquito transmission of the Zika virus, assure that athletes traveling to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil are informed about the presence of the Zika virus and that Brazil has taken appropriate protective measures, urge travelers to take steps to reduce the chances of contracting the illness, and urge travelers returning from an area where mosquito transmission is actively occurring to take precautions to protect others from Zika virus exposure and to seek medical advice should disease symptoms occur.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.

Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Scott Peters [D-CA]
Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. Corrine Brown [D-FL]
Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D-IL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Henry Cuellar [D-TX]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]
Rep. Al Green [D-TX]	Rep. Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-07-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
2016-07-08	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-resolution/815/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hres815/BILLS-114hres815ih.pdf