3.0.0 5707 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z House H HR 2014-11-13 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. YOHO:H.R. 5707.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Constitution of theUnited States, which grants Congress the Power to ``providefor the common Defence and general Welfare of the UnitedStates.''____________________[Page H7979]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2014-11-14T20:58:29Z Referred to 2014-11-13T15:02:00Z 2014-11-14 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2014-11-13 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2014-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-13 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 N S000937 Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36] STEVE STOCKMAN R TX 36 2014-11-13 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2014-11-13 True Health Department of Defense Department of State Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health information and medical records Immigrant health and welfare Immigration status and procedures Infectious and parasitic diseases Medical tests and diagnostic methods Travel and tourism Visas and passports World health Health 00 2014-11-13 Introduced in House 2014-11-24T21:50:34Z Ebola Response Act of 2014 - Requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prohibit any individual from entering the United States for 30 days following the individual's presence in a country experiencing an Ebola outbreak.

Directs DHS and HHS to ensure that individuals who are nationals of or have recently been in a country experiencing an Ebola outbreak are certified by a medical professional as testing negative for Ebola and having a normal body temperature before they enter the United States and submit to 21 days of monitoring for Ebola symptoms.

Allows the President to exempt officials, employees, and contractors of the Department of State and the Department of Defense (DOD) from the requirements of this Act if there are sufficient measures in place to protect against the transmission of Ebola by these individuals.]]> Ebola Response Act of 2014 Display Title Ebola Response Act of 2014 Official Title as Introduced To direct the President to take action to protect against the transmission of Ebola virus from individuals traveling to the United States from abroad, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ebola Response Act of 2014 Introduced in House 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5707ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5707ih.xml 2014-11-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.