Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.

Bill: 114-hres-815
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
Introduced: 2016-07-08
Policy area: International Affairs
Subjects: Athletes

Brazil

Health information and medical records

Health promotion and preventive care

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Insects

Latin America

Olympic games

Travel and tourism

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should: </p> <ul> <li>assure that travelers are informed about the mosquito transmission of the Zika virus,</li> <li>assure that athletes traveling to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil are informed about the presence of the Zika virus and that Brazil has taken appropriate protective measures,</li> <li>urge travelers to take steps to reduce the chances of contracting the illness, and </li> <li>urge travelers returning from an area where mosquito transmission is actively occurring to take precautions to protect others from Zika virus exposure and to seek medical advice should disease symptoms occur.</li></ul>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 815 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 8, 2016 Ms. Jackson Lee (for herself, Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Peters , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Mr. Butterfield , Ms. Brown of Florida , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Hastings , Mr. Gutiérrez , Ms. Norton , Ms. Clarke of New York , Mr. Veasey , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Al Green of Texas , and Mr. Jeffries ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that governments should assure that all travelers departing for or returning from a destination where mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus is occurring will be informed of symptoms of the Zika Virus, the measures that should be taken to protect against mosquito bites, and inform women who are pregnant or may become pregnant to seek the advice of their physician prior to travel.

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that governments, including the Government of Brazil, should— (1) assure that travelers are informed regarding the presence of mosquito transmission of the Zika Virus; (2) assure that athletes traveling to the 2016 Olympics in Brazil are informed regarding the presence of the Zika Virus and that Brazil has taken appropriate protective measures to keep athletes free of the disease; (3) urge travelers to take the appropriate steps to reduce the chances of contracting the illness; and (4) urge travelers returning from an area where mosquito transmission is known to be actively occurring to take precautions to protect others from possible exposure to the illness and to seek medical advice should symptoms of the disease occur.