3.0.0 5710 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z 2023-01-11T13:25:22Z House H HR 2014-11-14 113 From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 5710.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, section 8 (regulation of commerce with foreignnations)[Page H7996]]]> hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee House Standing Markup by 2014-11-20T20:57:06Z Referred to 2014-11-14T14:02:20Z 2014-11-20 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2014-11-20 hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2014-11-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1632) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-14 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsfa00 Foreign Affairs Committee 2014-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2014-11-14 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 N B001270 Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] Karen Bass D CA 37 2014-11-14 True M001187 Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] Mark Meadows R NC 11 2014-11-14 True B001287 Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7] Ami Bera D CA 7 2014-11-18 False S000344 Rep. Sherman, Brad [D-CA-30] BRAD SHERMAN D CA 30 2014-11-20 False F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2014-12-03 False International Affairs 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 International Affairs 00 2014-11-14 Introduced in House 2014-11-19T17:13:07Z 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.

]]> Ebola Emergency Response Act Display Title Ebola Emergency Response Act Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Ebola Emergency Response Act Introduced in House 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113hr5710ih/xml/BILLS-113hr5710ih.xml 2014-11-20 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. 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.