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A bill to prohibit the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of funds to provide emergency assistance at the southern border of the United States resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-4082| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2022
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (14)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7637: Veterans First Act of 2022

A bill to prohibit the use by the Department of Veterans Affairs of funds to provide emergency assistance at the southern border of the United States resulting from the repeal of certain public health orders, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressS-4082| Senate 
| Updated: 4/26/2022
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.
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Timeline
Apr 26, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Apr 26, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  • April 26, 2022
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 26, 2022
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
John Boozman

John Boozman

Republican Senator

Arkansas

Cosponsors (14)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)James M. Inhofe (Republican)John Thune (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)

Veterans' Affairs Committee

Armed Forces and National Security

Related Bills

  • HR 117-7637: Veterans First Act of 2022
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted