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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is…

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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.

Introduced: July 8, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Jul 8, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should:

  • assure that travelers are informed about the mosquito transmission of the Zika virus,
  • assure that athletes traveling to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil are informed about the presence of the Zika virus and that Brazil has taken appropriate protective measures,
  • urge travelers to take steps to reduce the chances of contracting the illness, and
  • urge travelers returning from an area where mosquito transmission is actively occurring to take precautions to protect others from Zika virus exposure and to seek medical advice should disease symptoms occur.
What's happening now July 8, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 12
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Jul 8, 2016
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Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jul 8, 2016
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Green, Al
Texas · Jul 8, 2016
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Jul 8, 2016
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 8, 2016
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 8, 2016
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Peters, Scott H.
California · Jul 8, 2016
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Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Jul 8, 2016
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Jul 8, 2016
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Jul 8, 2016
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 8, 2016
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Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Jul 8, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 815: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-815/
MLA
"H. Res. 815: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-815/.
Bluebook (legal)
H. Res. 815, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-815/.
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[H. Res. 815: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HRES-815/)
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