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118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3094 
To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security 
for proof of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 5, 2023 
Mr. HUIZENGA (for himself, Ms. STEFANIK, Mr. HIGGINS of New York, Mr. 
PAPPAS, Mr. CRAWFORD, and Mr. GREEN of Tennessee) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security for proof of COVID–19 vaccination 
for foreign travelers, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. TERMINATING DHS REQUIREMENT FOR PROOF 
OF COVID–19 VACCINATION FOR FOREIGN 
TRAVELERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, a travel vaccination requirement for 
foreign travelers referred to in subsection (c) shall have 
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no force or effect, unless otherwise specified in a provision 
of law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(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 a travel vac-
cination requirement for foreign travelers referred to in 
subsection (c), unless otherwise specified in a provision of 
law enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) TRAVEL VACCINATION REQUIREMENT FOR FOR-
EIGN TRAVELERS.—In this Act, a travel vaccination re-
quirement for foreign travelers referred to in this sub-
section is a requirement specified in— 
(1) the decision issued by the Secretary of 
Homeland Security and the Commissioner of U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection entitled ‘‘Notifica-
tion 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); 
(2) the decision of the Secretary of Homeland 
Security entitled ‘‘Notification of Temporary Travel 
Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and 
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Ferries Service Between the United States and Mex-
ico’’ published in the Federal Register on April 22, 
2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 24041) to continue to tempo-
rarily restrict travel by certain noncitizens into the 
United States at land ports of entry, including ferry 
terminals, along the United States-Mexico border; or 
(3) any successor or subsequent decision of the 
Secretary of Homeland Security or the Commis-
sioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for 
the processing for entry into the United States for-
eign persons to show proof of COVID–19 vaccina-
tion as a condition on entering the United States. 
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