H.Res. 701: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

H.Res. 701: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

113th Congress · introduced 2014-07-31 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.

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Where it came from: introduced 2014-07-31 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

Plain summary

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded. Calls on all nations to immediately provide additional resources to help affected nations address current and future public health crises. Requests development of a global health security plan to respond to disease outbreaks. Urges the prioritization of the elimination of Ebola as a public health threat.

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Official text

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the current outbreak of Ebola in Guinea, Sierra Leone, and Liberia is an international health crisis and is the largest and most widespread outbreak of the disease ever recorded.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] · 100 cosponsors

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Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), James E. Clyburn (D-SC), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Al Green (D-TX), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), William R. Keating (D-MA), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA) and 40 more.

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Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hres701.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hres>

Record fed-us-cong113-hres701 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113