HR 7637
117th Congress
House
Armed Forces and National Security
Veterans First Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 10, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 28, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Apr 28, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Veterans First Act of 2022
This bill prohibits the Department of Veterans Affairs from obligating or expending any amounts to provide emergency assistance in response to an emergency at the southern border directly resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Specifically, the bill prohibits such emergency assistance in response to the repeal of
- the order issued on August 2, 2021, titled Public Health Reassessment and Order Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists;
- the order issued on April 1, 2022, titled Public Health Determination and Order Regarding Suspending the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists; and
- an order relating to the same public health concerns as the listed orders.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Committees of jurisdiction
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