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HR 5031 114th Congress House

Zika Eradication and Good Government Act of 2016

Official title: To enhance Federal response and preparedness with respect to Zika virus.

Introduced: April 21, 2016 See on congress.gov
Health AppropriationsCongressional oversightEmergency planning and evacuationHealth programs administration and funding
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Health promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesInsects
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Apr 22, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 21, 2016
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Apr 21, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 22, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zika Eradication and Good Government Act of 2016

This bill authorizes amounts made available to any department or agency for Ebola response and preparedness under the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 to be used for Zika virus response and preparedness. No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for Zika virus response and preparedness until such amounts have been fully obligated.

The President shall: (1) require all federal officials and employees responsible for insect-bourne infectious disease response and preparedness, including efforts to eradicate such disease, to cooperate by sharing best practices; and (2) report to Congress at specified intervals on the programs and activities of the federal government for Zika virus response and preparedness.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5031: Zika Eradication and Good Government Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5031/
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"H.R. 5031: Zika Eradication and Good Government Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5031/.
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H.R. 5031, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5031/.
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