HRES 701 113th Congress House International Affairs Africa Congressional tributes Foreign aid and international relief Guinea Health promotion and preventive care Infectious and parasitic diseases International organizations and cooperation Liberia Medical tests and diagnostic methods Sierra Leone World health

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov

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Sep 8, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

Jul 31, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Jul 31, 2014

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

Calls on all nations to immediately provide additional resources to help affected nations address current and future public health crises. Requests development of a global health security plan to respond to disease outbreaks. Urges the prioritization of the elimination of Ebola as a public health threat.

What's happening now September 8, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

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