Bill orders U.S. to rejoin World Health Organization to fight Ebola
H.R. 10345 — EBOLA Act · Filed by Kweisi Mfume (D-MD) · 17 cosponsors · Introduced Sep 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires the President to rejoin the World Health Organization within 30 days. It authorizes money to pay U.S. membership dues. It also funds the organization's response to the current Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa. The bill reverses a withdrawal from WHO that happened in January 2026.
Who it affects
Americans benefit from U.S. participation in global disease tracking and outbreak response. The current Ebola outbreak could become very large without strong international coordination.
One thing to notice
The bill does not set a limit on how much money can be spent. Spending on WHO contributions and response efforts will be decided later by Congress.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
17 cosponsors: 17 Democrats.
- Sep 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Foreign Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- World Health Organization — A United Nations agency that tracks diseases worldwide and helps countries respond to health emergencies.
- membership dues — Money a country pays to be part of an international organization.
- outbreak — A sudden spread of disease in a population.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,772 characters) on Sep 13, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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