Zika Authorization Plan Act of 2016

The Zika Authorization Plan Act of 2016 (H.R. 4562) was a bill introduced in the second session of the United States 114th Congress by Representative Curt Clawson (R-FL) on February 12, 2016. The bill was prompted by the Zika virus health scare and was aimed at reducing the spread of the virus. As introduced, the official title was "To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases." In early August 2016, the state of Florida was the first state in the U.S. to "report cases of localized transmission of the Zika virus."

Zika Authorization Plan Act of 2016

The Zika Authorization Plan Act of 2016 (H.R. 4562) was a bill introduced in the second session of the United States 114th Congress by Representative Curt Clawson (R-FL) on February 12, 2016. The bill was prompted by the Zika virus health scare and was aimed at reducing the spread of the virus. As introduced, the official title was "To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases." In early August 2016, the state of Florida was the first state in the U.S. to "report cases of localized transmission of the Zika virus."