To prohibit airlines and Amtrak from conditioning the provision of transportation services to any individual on such individual having been vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 4/2/2021
Actions
- 2021-04-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2021-04-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- 2021-04-02Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- 2021-04-01Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2021-04-01Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- 2021-04-01Introduced in House
- 2021-04-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-04-01 (00)
This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit air carriers and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from denying an individual air or passenger rail transportation because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Additionally, the bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds (1) to create a database of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19; or (2) by any federal agency to develop, implement, or enforce any federal law, rule, regulation, guidance, or policy denying individuals access to transportation or preventing such individual from traveling because they have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.
Cosponsors (2)
- Clay Higgins (R-LA)
- Ronny Jackson (R-TX)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Aviation and airports
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government information and archives
- Health information and medical records
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)
- Railroads
- Transportation safety and security
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