3.0.0 4082 2022-12-29T23:48:36Z 2022-12-29T23:48:36Z Senate S 2022-04-26 117 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-04-26T15:55:05Z Veterans First Act of 2022 117 7637 HR 2022-05-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2022-04-26 ssva00 Veterans' Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. IntroReferral 2022-04-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B001236 Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] John Boozman R AR N T000476 Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] Thomas Tillis R NC Roland 2022-04-26 True R000595 Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] Marco Rubio R FL 2022-04-26 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2022-04-26 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2022-04-26 True D000618 Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] Steve Daines R MT 2022-04-26 True T000250 Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] John Thune R SD R. 2022-04-26 True H001079 Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] Cindy Hyde-Smith R MS 2022-04-26 True F000463 Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] Deb Fischer R NE 2022-04-26 True C001095 Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] Tom Cotton R AR 2022-04-26 True H000601 Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] Bill Hagerty R TN 2022-04-26 True E000295 Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] Joni Ernst R IA 2022-04-26 True B001243 Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] Marsha Blackburn R TN 2022-04-28 False R000584 Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] James Risch R ID E. 2022-05-02 False L000575 Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] James Lankford R OK 2022-05-04 False Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2022-04-26 Introduced in Senate 2022-05-03T11:02:55Z 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.
]]> 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. Display Title 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. Official Title as Introduced 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. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-04-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s4082is/xml/BILLS-117s4082is.xml 2022-04-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.