To terminate the requirement imposed by the Secretary of Homeland Security for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-3094
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4]
Introduced: 2023-05-05
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Health information and medical records

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Travel and tourism

World health
Latest action: action_date: 2023-05-05
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-05-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill nullifies a requirement for certain foreign travelers to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 before being admitted into the United States.</p> <p>Specifically, this bill nullifies a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/04/22/2022-08743/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service">rule</a> that imposed this requirement for each traveler who is neither a U.S. national nor a lawful permanent resident arriving at land port of entry or ferry on the U.S.-Canada border. The bill also nullifies <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2022/04/22/2022-08741/notification-of-temporary-travel-restrictions-applicable-to-land-ports-of-entry-and-ferries-service">another CBP rule</a> that applied this restriction to the U.S.-Mexico border.</p> <p>The bill also nullifies any subsequent decision by CBP or the Department of Homeland Security that imposes such a requirement. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3094 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.

1. Terminating DHS requirement for proof of COVID–19 vaccination for foreign travelers (a) In general Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, a travel vaccination requirement for foreign travelers referred to in subsection (c) shall have 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 vaccination 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 foreign travelers In this Act, a travel vaccination requirement for foreign travelers referred to in this subsection 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 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); (2) the decision of the Secretary of Homeland Security entitled Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2022 (87 Fed. Reg. 24041) to continue to temporarily 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 Commissioner of 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.