Bill orders U.S. to rejoin the World Health Organization.
S. 4929 — EBOLA Act · Filed by Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) · 11 cosponsors · Introduced Jun 24, 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 pays for U.S. membership dues and contributions. The bill also pays for fighting the current Ebola outbreak in Central and Eastern Africa. The bill reverses a decision made in January 2026 to leave the organization.
Who it affects
The bill affects the U.S. government, which would rejoin the organization. It affects people in Central and Eastern Africa dealing with Ebola. It affects U.S. public health agencies like the CDC.
One thing to notice
The bill does not stop a future president from leaving again. The bill does not say how much money the U.S. will pay each year.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
11 cosponsors: 11 Democrats.
- Jun 24, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 24, 2026 — Referred to Senate Committee on Foreign Relations · Congress.gov: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations”
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 and helps countries fight health crises.
- membership dues — Money a country must pay each year to be a member of an organization.
- CDC — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which tracks and fights diseases.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,772 characters) on Sep 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,975 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 2026-09-25.
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