EBOLA Act
Latest action · Sep 10, 2026 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.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 10, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-MD | Johnny Olszewski, Jr. | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-DE | Sarah McBride | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-CA | Sydney Kamlager-Dove | Original | Sep 10, 2026 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 14, 2026 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Sep 16, 2026 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Oct 6, 2026 | |
| D-VA | James R. Walkinshaw | Oct 15, 2026 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Foreign Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 10, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2026Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2026Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 143, September 10, 2026, page H5532.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R49484 | 2026 Ebola Outbreak: Frequently Asked Questions | Report | Oct 9, 2026 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4929 | EBOLA Act | Identical bill | Jun 24, 2026 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require continued participation by the United States in the World Health Organization, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- EBOLA Act
- Epidemic Barrier and Outbreak Leadership Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: International Affairs.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2026Introduced in House
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.
