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.

Bill: 118-hr-185
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4]
Introduced: 2023-01-09
Policy area: Health
Subjects: 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
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-13
text: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 14.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill nullifies the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 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.</p>

action_date: 2023-02-08
action_desc: Passed House
text: <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>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 14 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 185 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 9, 2023 Received; read the first time February 13, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar AN ACT 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.

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. 2. Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit a report to Congress on the number of visitors denied entry under the order specified in subsection (c)(1) during the period beginning on April 7, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to suggest that the provisions of section 1 shall effect the order issued by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure COVID–19 Test Results or Documentation of Recovery from COVID–19 for Aircraft Passengers Traveling to the United States From the People’s Republic of China and published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 864) for proof of negative pre-departure COVID–19 test results or documentation of recovery from COVID–19 for aircraft passengers traveling to the United States from the People’s Republic of China or departing from a designated airport if such passenger has been in the People’s Republic of China within the 10 days prior to departure for the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives February 8, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

February 13, 2023 Read the second time and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT 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.

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. 2. Report Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit a report to Congress on the number of visitors denied entry under the order specified in subsection (c)(1) during the period beginning on April 7, 2022, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Rule of construction Nothing in this Act may be construed to suggest that the provisions of section 1 shall effect the order issued by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention entitled Requirements for Negative Pre-Departure COVID–19 Test Results or Documentation of Recovery from COVID–19 for Aircraft Passengers Traveling to the United States From the People’s Republic of China and published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 864) for proof of negative pre-departure COVID–19 test results or documentation of recovery from COVID–19 for aircraft passengers traveling to the United States from the People’s Republic of China or departing from a designated airport if such passenger has been in the People’s Republic of China within the 10 days prior to departure for the United States.

Passed the House of Representatives February 8, 2023. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 185 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 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.

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.