H.R. 185 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 185 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2023Mr. 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.