Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
Latest action · Sep 24, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 7, 2019
- Passed SenateSep 23, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
This bill directs the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to immediately assist in efforts in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DPRC), South Sudan, and Burundi to combat the Ebola outbreak that began in August 2018. The bill also directs the USAID to report to Congress on its efforts in the eastern part of the DPRC and on proposed additional legal authorities needed to improve such efforts.
Cosponsors 5
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Jul 18, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-FL | Marco Rubio | May 22, 2019 | |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Jun 3, 2019 | |
| R-IN | Todd Young | Jul 15, 2019 | |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Jul 18, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Foreign Relations Committee | Referred May 7, 2019Markup May 22, 2019Reported Jun 3, 2019 |
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 24, 2019 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 24, 2019Received in the House.
- Sep 24, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
- Sep 23, 2019Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5632-5633)
- Sep 23, 2019The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 23, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5633)
- Jun 3, 2019Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- Jun 3, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102.
- May 22, 2019Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- May 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
- May 7, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5632, S5633Text printed S5632, S5633Amendments S5632, S5633 | Marco Rubio R-FL, Mike Lee R-UT (amendment), Robert Menendez D-NJ (amendment) | Sep 23, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5294, S5321Amendments S5317 | Mike Lee R-UT (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY, Robert Menendez D-NJ | Aug 1, 2019 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 14, 2019S. 1340, Ebola Eradication Act of 2019As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 3, 2019
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-88 | MARKUP OF H.R. 3373, H.R. 5038, S. 1340, H.R. 4864, H.R. 4508, H. Res. 752, H.R. 2343, H. Res. 754, H.R. 630, H.R. 3843, H.R. 2529, H.R. 2444, H.R. 4331, and H.R. 3571260 pages | Foreign Affairs Committee | Dec 18, 2019 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF11100 | Ebola Outbreak: Democratic Republic of Congo Archived | Resource | Jul 25, 2019 |
Amendments 2
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 935 | No description on file | Mike Lee R-UT | Senate amendment submitted |
| SA 940 | To modify the authority to provide assistance. | Robert Menendez D-NJ | Amendment SA 940 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3085 | Ebola Eradication Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 7, 2019 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to authorize activities to combat the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 24, 2019Referred in House
- Sep 23, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Jun 3, 2019Reported to Senate
- May 7, 2019Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
