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Ebola Emergency Response Act

3/14/2024, 12:48 PM

Congressional Summary of HR 5710

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 specified emergency assistance to countries directly affected by or at imminent risk of being affected by the Ebola outbreak.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the President should work with other donors, including international financial institutions, to encourage them to: (1) help the governments of Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone mitigate the risks of economic collapse and related civil unrest by providing access to emergency grants and financing tools to address fiscal issues that are the direct result of the Ebola crisis; and (2) assist with post-crisis economic recovery.

Current Status of Bill HR 5710

Bill HR 5710 is currently in the status of Introduced to House since November 14, 2014. Bill HR 5710 was introduced during Congress 113 and was introduced to the House on November 14, 2014.  Bill HR 5710's most recent activity was Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. as of November 20, 2014

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5710

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
5
Democrat Cosponsors
4
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5710

Primary Policy Focus

International Affairs

Potential Impact Areas

- Africa
- Border security and unlawful immigration
- Building construction
- Cemeteries and funerals
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
- Economic development
- Food assistance and relief
- Foreign aid and international relief
- Foreign loans and debt
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Guinea
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- International organizations and cooperation
- Liberia
- Medical research
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Public-private cooperation
- Reconstruction and stabilization
- Sierra Leone
- United Nations
- Water use and supply
- World health

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5710

Ebola Emergency Response Act
To authorize the provision of assistance on an emergency basis for countries affected by or at risk of being affected by the outbreak of the Ebola virus disease to effectively address such outbreak at its source, and for other purposes.
Ebola Emergency Response Act

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