US SB1340 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: Engrossed on September 24 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on September 24 2019 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-09-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Ebola Eradication Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] | Sen. Marco Rubio [R-FL] | Sen. Christopher Coons [D-DE] | Sen. Johnny Isakson [R-GA] |
| Sen. Todd Young [R-IN] | Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-24 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. |
| 2019-09-24 | House | Received in the House. |
| 2019-09-24 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
| 2019-09-23 | Senate | Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5633) |
| 2019-09-23 | Senate | The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2019-09-23 | Senate | S.Amdt.940 Amendment SA 940 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
| 2019-09-23 | Senate | S.Amdt.940 Amendment SA 940 proposed by Senator Rubio for Senator Menendez. (consideration: CR S5633; text: CR S5633) To modify the authority to provide assistance. |
| 2019-09-23 | Senate | Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5632-5633) |
| 2019-06-03 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 102. |
| 2019-06-03 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Reported by Senator Risch with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report. |
| 2019-05-22 | Senate | Committee on Foreign Relations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. |
| 2019-05-07 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3085 (Same As) 2019-06-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights, and International Organizations.
Subjects
Africa
Congressional oversight
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Foreign aid and international relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International affairs
World health
Congressional oversight
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Foreign aid and international relief
Infectious and parasitic diseases
International affairs
World health
