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Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023

Introduced: February 1, 2023 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Feb 1, 2023
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Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet conditions related to notification and planning before terminating certain restrictions on imports and individuals entering the United States.

Current law authorizes HHS to restrict entries and imports from foreign countries to prevent the introduction of communicable diseases. HHS exercised this authority as part of its COVID-19 response, including to allow for the expulsion of undocumented migrants at the border without any asylum processing.

Under this bill, HHS may not terminate the restrictions for (1) at least 60 days after it notifies Congress of the end of the COVID-19 emergency, and (2) at least 30 days after it submits to Congress a plan for addressing the possible influx of migrants or imports resulting from lifting the restrictions.

What's happening now February 1, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 716 Related bill Solving the Border Crisis Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 1, 2023
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Feb 1, 2023
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Kelly, Mark
Arizona · Feb 1, 2023
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Feb 1, 2023
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 1, 2023
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Feb 1, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 208: Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-208/
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"S. 208: Public Health and Border Security Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-208/.
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S. 208, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-208/.
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