# 2026-12790: CDC Quietly Renews 30-Day Foreign-Entry Health Suspension 2026-12790, Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act Continuing the Suspension of the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists, is a Federal Register notice from Health and Human Services Department, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published 2026-06-25, effective 2026-06-21; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-12790 - As of: 2026-07-02 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-12790 - Title: Order Under Sections 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act Continuing the Suspension of the Right To Introduce Certain Persons From Countries Where a Quarantinable Communicable Disease Exists - Type: Notice - Agencies: Health and Human Services Department; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Citation: 91 FR 38441 - Published: 2026-06-25 - Effective: 2026-06-21 - Comments close: 2026-07-10 - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: none - Last updated: 2026-07-02 ## In one line CDC Quietly Renews 30-Day Foreign-Entry Health Suspension ## Summary The CDC is keeping a temporary ban on letting certain people enter the U.S. from countries where serious contagious diseases are spreading. This pause started June 21, 2026, and will last until July 21, 2026, unless changed sooner. It affects travelers from those countries and helps protect public health without any new fees or costs. ## Abstract The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a component of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announces it is issuing an Order under Section 362 and 365 of the Public Health Service Act, and associated implementing regulations, continuing the suspension of the right to introduce certain persons from countries where an outbreak of a quarantinable communicable disease exists. This Order was issued on June 21, 2026, and shall remain in effect through 4:59 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) on Tuesday, July 21, 2026. This Order may be amended or rescinded prior to that time at the discretion of the Director. ## Effects PRIA read - 30‑Day Suspension on Entry from Three Countries: cost, medium. The CDC suspended the right to introduce certain persons who were present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Uganda, or South Sudan during the last 21 days. The Order took effect June 21, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. EDT and remains in effect for 30 days through July 21, 2026, unless amended or re… - Lawful Permanent Residents Are Covered: cost, medium. Lawful permanent residents (green card holders) who departed from, or were present within, DRC, Uganda, or South Sudan during the last 21 days are included among the "covered aliens" subject to the suspension and are not exempt by virtue of LPR status. - Specified Exceptions and Exception Process: benefit, low. The Order does not apply to U.S. citizens and U.S. nationals, members of the U.S. armed forces and associated personnel (with required assurances), U.S. government personnel serving overseas (with assurances), or persons excepted by customs officers with supervisor approval or provisionally excepte… - Order Imposes No New Fees or Costs: benefit, low. The CDC states the Order continues the travel suspension to protect public health and is implemented without imposing any new fees or costs. 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