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<item congress="113" measure-type="s" measure-number="2953" measure-id="id113s2953" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2014-11-20" update-date="2014-12-04">
<title>Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014</title>
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<action-date>2014-11-20</action-date>
<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
<summary-text><![CDATA[<p>Keeping America Safe from Ebola Act of 2014 - Defines &quot;covered alien&quot; as an alien: (1) who is a national or a resident of a country designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one with widespread transmission of the Ebola virus; and (2) whose last habitual residence, or last habitual residence before residence in the United States if the alien is seeking to reenter the United States, was a designated country. </p> <p>States that a covered alien is ineligible to: (1) receive a U.S. visa or otherwise be admitted to the United States; or (2) enter the United States if the alien was lawfully present in the United States, departed the United States and visited a designated country, and is seeking to reenter the United States. Requires the Secretary of State to revoke the visa of each covered alien. </p> <p>Exempts from such coverage and requirements: (1) certain aid workers, and (2) persons authorized by the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to travel to the United States for training.</p> <p>Directs the President to report to Congress every 30 days regarding the spread of Ebola.</p>]]></summary-text>
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