S 2196 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Restoring Northern Border Travel Act

Summary
Restoring Northern Border Travel Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to expand the list of permitted essential travel into the United States through land ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border. Specifically, it shall be permitted essential travel to enter the United States through the U.S.-Canada land border to (1) visit a family member who is a U.S. citizen or permanent resident, (2) visit property that the traveler owns or leases, (3) attend business meetings or site visits, or (4) board a flight for travel. Within 20 days of this bill's enactment, DHS must report to Congress a plan to fully restore nonessential travel into the United States through this land border.
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Jun 2021
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Introduced Jun 23, 2021 Last action Jun 23, 2021
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Jun 23, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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Jun 23, 2021
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Steve Daines
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