Subject: Zika Supplemental
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Date: Wed, 18 May 2016 04:33:11 +0000
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House Action Reports Supplement to the Legislative Week of May 16, 2016, is now available on our website: http://www.cq.com/doc/har-4890024

The supplement deals with HR 5243, Zika Response Appropriations Act. The bill appropriates $622 million in supplemental funds for activities to prepare for and combat the Zika virus, including $503 million in domestic funding and $119 million in international funding, with the cost of that funding being fully offset. It specifies that the funding can be used only to fight Zika and would be available only during FY 2016.

Democrats strongly oppose the bill, with the White House threatening a veto on the basis that it is far short of the $1.9 billion the president requested and would rescind funds needed to prepare for future Ebola outbreaks. They say Zika constitutes a true emergency that shouldn't require offsets. Republicans say it makes sense to use currently unused Ebola funds, and that between this bill and the April reprogramming of funds the administration this year will have $1.2 billion available to respond to the Zika virus. Additional funds, they say, will be provided through the annual appropriations process.

The measure will be considered this week under a closed rule.

Chuck Conlon
CQ House Action Reports

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