S. 4088: PAUSE Act of 2022
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S. 4088: PAUSE Act of 2022
117th Congress · introduced 2022-04-26 · Health · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2022-04-26 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PAUSE Act of 2022
Plain summary
Protecting Americans from Unnecessary Spread upon Entry from COVID-19 Act of 2022 or the PAUSE Act of 2022 This bill maintains immigration restrictions put in place under public health emergency authorities to prevent the introduction of COVID-19 from foreign countries. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from rescinding or reducing the stringency of the restrictions. It also prohibits the Department of Homeland Security from stopping or reducing enforcement of the restrictions. These prohibitions remain in effect until (1) federal and state COVID-19 emergency orders are lifted, and (2) the risk of introducing COVID-19 in or from Canada and Mexico is minimal.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · 2 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mike Lee (R-UT)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] reported raising $12.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s4088.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s4088 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117