Travel Freedom Act

Subjects: Health, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Aviation and airports, Cardiovascular and respiratory health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Homeland Security, Immunology and vaccination, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Travel and tourism

Summary:  <p><b>Travel Freedom Act</b></p> <p>This bill nullifies certain orders issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that restrict noncitizens from entering the United States if they are not full vaccinated against COVID-19.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill nullifies the CDC order 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>Additionally, the bill nullifies the DHS order titled <i>Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Services Between the United States and Canada</i> and published on April 22, 2022. (The order restricts the entry of noncitizens who are not immigrants along the United States-Canada border, including at ferry terminals, unless they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and can provide proof upon request.)</p> <p>The bill also nullifies any successor or subsequent orders that require proof of a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of entry into the United States and prohibits the use of federal funds to administer or enforce such requirements.</p>

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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 455 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 455

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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 15, 2023

    Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lee, and Mr. Braun) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Travel Freedom Act''.

SEC. 2. 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 section, 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.

SEC. 3. TERMINATING REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR 
              FOREIGN PERSONS ENTERING ALONG UNITED STATES-CANADA 
              BORDER.

    (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the vaccination requirement for processing foreign travelers 
entering at land points of entry, including ferry terminals, along the 
United States-Canada border 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 vaccination requirement for processing foreign travelers 
entering at land points of entry, including ferry terminals, along the 
United States-Canada border.
    (c) Vaccination Requirement for Foreign Travelers Entering Along 
the United States-Canada Border.--In this section, the term 
``vaccination requirement for processing foreign travelers entering at 
land points of entry, including ferry terminals, along the United 
States-Canada border'' refers to the requirement specified in--
            (1) the decision issued by the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security and the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border 
        Protection entitled ``Notification of Temporary Travel 
        Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries 
        Service Between the United States and Canada'' and published in 
        the Federal Register on April 22, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 24048 et 
        seq.) for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for travelers who are 
        covered individuals (as defined in such order); or
            (2) any successor or subsequent order of the Secretary of 
        Homeland Security or the Commissioner for U.S. Customs and 
        Border Protection for the processing for entry into the United 
        States foreign persons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination as 
        a condition on entering the United States, unless determined 
        necessary by Congress.
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