# 116-hr-6715: PANDEMIC Act

116-hr-6715, PANDEMIC Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6715
- Congress: 116
- Title: PANDEMIC Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-05-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Immigration
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Protect American Nationals During Emergencies by Mitigating the Immigration Crisis Act or the PANDEMIC Act This bill requires the removal from the United States of any unlawfully present alien in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody during a national emergency related to a communicable disease. This requirement does not apply to an alien facing charges for a crime of violence.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8867: CATS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act
- 116-hr-8852: Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8831: To codify the denial of export privileges and related provisions under title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
- 116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6715 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6715)

## Related
- [116-hr-8867: CATS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8867)
- [116-hr-8855: HERCULES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8855)
- [116-hr-8852: Protecting Political Expression Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8852)
- [116-hr-8831: To codify the denial of export privileges and related provisions under title 15…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8831)
- [116-hr-8801: Air America Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8801)
- [116-hr-8764: Stop China’s IP Theft Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8764)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6715 (as of 2025-11-18).