Congress 117 - HR 2076 - COVID–19 Border Protection (CBP) Act

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Appropriations Border security and unlawful immigration Canada Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Homeland Security Department of State Detention of persons Emergency medical services and trauma care Executive agency funding and structure Immigration Immigration status and procedures Infectious and parasitic diseases Latin America Medical tests and diagnostic methods Mexico Travel and tourism

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COVID-19 Border Protection (CBP) Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to devise and implement a strategy to ensure that no alien with COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) in DHS or Department of Health and Human Services custody may be released into the community during a public health emergency related to COVID-19.

Funds previously provided to the Department of State for supporting international efforts to help migrants and refugees respond to COVID-19 shall be transferred to DHS to implement this strategy.

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Oct 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Mar 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Mar 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
Mar 19, 2021

Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Homeland Security, and Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 19, 2021

Introduced in House

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