HR 5710 · 113th Congress · International Affairs

Ebola Emergency Response Act

Introduced 2014-11-14· Sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.(2014-11-20)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Ebola Emergency Response Act - Expresses the sense of Congress that: the Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa poses severe health, economic, and security threats to the affected countries, the United States, and the broader international community; and the whole-of-government response taken by the United States provides capabilities critical to helping contain Ebola in West Africa; yet the United States alone will not succeed in containing it. Directs the President to: coordinate with the governments of affected African countries, the private sector, regional and international financial institutions and international organizations, civil society, and nongovernmental organizations to implement a comprehensive Ebola control strategy and assist affected populations; and use U.S. influence at the United Nations (U.N.) to ensure that the U.N. Mission in Liberia is protecting individuals under its care and playing an active emergency response role, and ensuring that the U.N. Mission for the Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER) is playing an effective role in aligning donors around a plan to detect, contain, treat, and deter Ebola's further spread. Authorizes the President to provide specifie…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5710, Ebola Emergency Response Act

Dec 4, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014

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Cosponsors (5)

4 Democrats1 Republican