Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022

Bill: 117-s-3694
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
Introduced: 2022-02-17
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Canada

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Latin America

Mexico

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from requiring any essential critical infrastructure worker to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to engage in essential travel between the United States and Mexico or between the United States and Canada. </p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3694 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 17, 2022 Mr. Wicker (for himself and Mr. Daines ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To prohibit the Department of Homeland Security from requiring vaccination against COVID–19 for essential critical infrastructure workers crossing the border, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Continuing Safe Essential Travel Across our Border Act of 2022 . 2. Prohibition on requiring vaccination against COVID–19 for essential critical infrastructure workers crossing the border The Department of Homeland Security, and any component of the Department of Homeland Security, may not require an essential critical infrastructure worker to be vaccinated against COVID–19 as a condition to engage in essential travel— (1) from the United States to Mexico or Canada; or (2) into the United States from Mexico or Canada.