H.R. 185To 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.

7 recorded actions295 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Thomas Massie [R-KY-04]
Cosponsors: 32 · 32 Republicans
Policy area: Health
Committee: Energy and Commerce Committee
Latest action: Feb 13, 2023 · Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 14.

IntroducedJan 9, 2023
Passed the HouseFeb 8, 2023
Passed the SenateNot yet reached
Sent to the PresidentNot yet reached
Became lawNot yet reached

What the measure doesCRS summary

This bill nullifies the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) titled Amended Order Implementing Presidential Proclamation on Advancing the Safe Resumption of Global Travel During the COVID-19 Pandemic 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.)

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.

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.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 185 as passed House on Feb 8, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

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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

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227 Yea 201 Nay 6 not voting

Party-line vote 7 of 428 voting members broke with their own party: 7 Democrats.

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Democratic212 members

Republican222 members

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Cosponsors32 · 32 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 185 and vote against it. 4 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 185To 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 1857 roll calls on this measure

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Cosponsors32 · 32 Republicans

H.R. 185To 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.

What the measure doesCRS summary

Roll calls on H.R. 1857 roll calls on this measure

How every member votedHouse roll call 116

On Passage

How the chamber split

Cosponsors32 · 32 Republicans

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