Ebola Prevention Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-5692
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2014-11-12
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Africa

Guinea

Immigrant health and welfare

Immigration status and procedures

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Liberia

Sierra Leone

Travel and tourism

Visas and passports

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2014-11-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-11-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Ebola Prevention Act of 2014 - Directs the Secretary of State to designate all passports as restricted for travel to or for use in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, except for travel for diplomatic, health care, humanitarian, journalistic, or military reasons.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5692 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 12, 2014 Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To restrict passports for travel to or use in certain countries, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ebola Prevention Act of 2014 . 2. Restriction of passports for travel to or use in certain countries (a) In general Due to the imminent danger to the public health and pursuant to section 1 of the Act entitled An Act to regulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes , approved July 3, 1926 ( 22 U.S.C. 211a ), commonly known as the Passport Act of 1926 , the Secretary of State shall designate all passports as restricted for travel to or for use in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. (b) Exception The restriction on passports described in subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any travel to for use in Guinea, Liberia, or Sierra Leone the purpose of which the Secretary of State determines to be for diplomatic, health care, humanitarian, journalistic, or military reasons. (c) Reporting Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report on the implementation of this Act.