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HR 6715 116th Congress House

PANDEMIC Act

Official title: To require the removal of aliens in detention during a national emergency related to a communicable disease, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 5, 2020 See on congress.gov
Immigration Border security and unlawful immigrationDetention of personsEmergency medical services and trauma careImmigration status and proceduresInfectious and parasitic diseases
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 5, 2020
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 Latest action May 5, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect American Nationals During Emergencies by Mitigating the Immigration Crisis Act or the PANDEMIC Act

This bill requires the removal from the United States of any unlawfully present alien in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody during a national emergency related to a communicable disease. This requirement does not apply to an alien facing charges for a crime of violence.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6715: PANDEMIC Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6715/
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"H.R. 6715: PANDEMIC Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6715/.
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H.R. 6715, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6715/.
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[H.R. 6715: PANDEMIC Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6715/)
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