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H. Res. 216 117th Congress House

Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from lessening the stringency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from…

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Official title: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from lessening the stringency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from ceasing or lessening implementation of, the COVID-19 border health provisions through the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 10, 2021 Introduced by: Chip Roy Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Apr 20, 2021
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Roy. Petition No: 117-2. (Discharge petition text with signatures.)
Mar 10, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Rules.
Mar 10, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 20, 2021

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Roy. Petition No: 117-2. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20210420?CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This resolution sets forth the rule for consideration of H.R. 471 (Protecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry from COVID-19 Act of 2021 or the PAUSE Act of 2021).

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 216: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from lessening the stringency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from ceasing or lessening implementation of, the COVID-19 border health provisions through the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-216/
MLA
"H. Res. 216: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from lessening the stringency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from ceasing or lessening implementation of, the COVID-19 border health provisions through the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-216/.
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H. Res. 216, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-216/.
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[H. Res. 216: Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 471) to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from lessening the stringency of, and to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from ceasing or lessening implementation of, the COVID-19 border health provisions through the end of the COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HRES-216/)
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