H.R. 7637 — Introduced in House

I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7637 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2022Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Rutherford, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Mast, Mrs. Hinson, Mr. Posey, Mr. Hudson, Ms. Letlow, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Issa, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Budd, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Webster of Florida, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Johnson of Louisiana, Mr. Hill, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Murphy of North Carolina, and Mr. Norman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs A BILL To prohibit the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of funds to provide emergency assistance at the southern border of the United States resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Veterans First Act of 2022. 2. Prohibition on use of funds by Department of Veterans Affairs to provide emergency assistance at the southern border of the United States resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders (a) In general The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may not obligate or expend any amounts to provide emergency assistance in response to an emergency at the southern border directly resulting from the repeal of an order specified in subsection (b). (b) Order specified An order specified in this subsection is any of the following: (1) The Order issued by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on August 2, 2021, entitled Public Health Reassessment and Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists (86 Fed. Reg. 42828). (2) The Order issued by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on April 1, 2022, entitled Public Health Determination and Order Regarding Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists (87 Fed. Reg. 19941). (3) An order relating to the same public health concern as an order specified in paragraph (1) or (2). (c) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the Secretary from obligating or expending amounts to provide emergency assistance at the southern border that is not described in subsection (a).