To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Health, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Aviation and airports, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health information and medical records, Immunology and vaccination, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Travel and tourism, World health

Summary:  <p>This bill nullifies the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled <i>Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic</i> and published on April 7, 2022. (The order restricts the entry of noncitizens who are not immigrants into the United States by air travel unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or otherwise attest that they will take public health measures to prevent the spread of the disease.)</p> <p>The bill also nullifies any successor or subsequent orders that require foreign persons traveling by air to show proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry and prohibits the use of federal funds to administer or enforce such a requirement. However, the bill does not affect the CDC order published on January 5, 2023, that governs COVID-19 testing or documentation of COVID-19 recovery for certain individuals traveling from China to the United States by aircraft.</p> <p>In addition, the CDC must report to Congress about the number of visitors who were denied entry into the United States from April 7, 2022, until the date of the bill's enactment.</p>

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[H.R. 185 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 185

To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for 
 Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for 
               foreign travelers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 9, 2023

   Mr. Massie (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Norman, Mr. 
Perry, and Mr. Posey) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
                to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for 
 Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for 
               foreign travelers, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TERMINATING CDC REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF OF COVID-19 
              VACCINATION FOR FOREIGN TRAVELERS.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the air travel vaccination requirement for foreign travelers shall 
have no force or effect.
    (b) Prohibition on Funding.--Beginning on the date of the enactment 
of this Act, no Federal funds may be used to administer, implement, or 
enforce the air travel vaccination requirement for foreign travelers.
    (c) Air Travel Vaccination Requirement for Foreign Travelers.--In 
this Act, the term ``air travel vaccination requirement for foreign 
travelers'' refers to the requirement specified in--
            (1) the order issued by the Director of the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention entitled ``Amended Order 
        Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe 
        Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic'' and 
        published in the Federal Register on April 7, 2022 (87 Fed. 
        Reg. 20405 et seq.), for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for air 
        travelers who are covered individuals (as defined in such 
        order); or
            (2) any successor or subsequent order of the Centers for 
        Disease Control and Prevention requiring foreign persons 
        traveling by air to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a 
        condition on entering the United States.
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