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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2414 

To prohibit recipients of Federal COVID relief and Federal agencies from 

engaging in certain conduct that discriminates against individuals who 

have not been vaccinated against COVID–19, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 8, 2021 

Mr. LAMALFA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on 

Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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 

A BILL 

To prohibit recipients of Federal COVID relief and Federal 

agencies from engaging in certain conduct that discriminates against individuals who have not been vaccinated 

against COVID–19, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Keep Vaccines Vol5 untary Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON COVID VACCINATION 

2 STATUS. 

3 (a) COVID RELIEF CONDITIONS.— 

4 (1) BUSINESSES.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—No person or entity 

6 may receive a grant or loan under paragraphs 

7 (36) or (37) of section 7(a) of the Small Busi8 ness Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)), section 7(b)(2) of 

9 such Act pursuant to section 1110 of the 

10 CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009), section 324 of 

11 the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Busi12 nesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act (Public 

13 Law 116–260), or any subsequent COVID–19 

14 relief package, unless such person or entity cer15 tifies that the person or entity— 

16 (i) will not condition providing service 

17 to any individual solely on such individual 

18 having been vaccinated against COVID– 

19 19; and 

20 (ii) will not, solely on the basis that 

21 an individual has not been vaccinated 

22 against COVID–19— 

23 (I) terminate the employment or 

24 adversely affect the compensation, 

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1 dividual is employed by such person or 

2 entity; or 

3 (II) fail or refuse to hire such in4 dividual. 

5 (B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 

6 shall apply only with respect to agreements for 

7 grants or loans entered into after the date of 

8 the enactment of this Act. 

9 (2) INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—No institution of higher 

11 education (as defined under section 101 or 102 

12 of title I of the Higher Education Act of 1965 

13 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)) may receive Federal 

14 funds under section 2003 of the American Res15 cue Plan of 2021 (Public Law 117–2) or any 

16 subsequent COVID–19 relief package unless 

17 such institution certifies that no rule or policy 

18 that requires any separation of individuals who 

19 are vaccinated against COVID–19 from individ20 uals who are not so vaccinated on the property 

21 of such institution or at the activities of such 

22 institution will be implemented by such institu23 tion. 

24 (B) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 

25 shall apply only with respect to— 


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1 (i) payments made after the date of 

2 the enactment of this Act; and 

3 (ii) grants or loans initially made 

4 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

5 (3) STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.— 

6 (A) IN GENERAL.—No covered State or 

7 local government may receive a payment under 

8 sections 602 through 605 of title VI of the So9 cial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) unless 

10 such covered State or local government certifies 

11 that no law, regulation, rule, or policy (other 

12 than a Federal law) that requires any separa13 tion of individuals who are vaccinated against 

14 COVID–19 from individuals who are not so 

15 vaccinated at any public location, business, or 

16 other place of public accommodation will be en17 acted, implemented, or enforced by such covered 

18 State or local government. 

19 (B) DEFINITIONS.—In this paragraph: 

20 (i) COUNTY; METROPOLITAN CITY; 

21 NONENTITLEMENT UNIT OF LOCAL GOV22 ERNMENT; UNIT OF GENERAL LOCAL GOV23 ERNMENT.—The terms ‘‘county’’, ‘‘metro24 politan city’’, ‘‘nonentitlement unit of local 

25 government’’, and ‘‘unit of general local 


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1 government’’ have the meaning given such 

2 terms in section 603(g) of title VI of the 

3 Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 803(g)). 

4 (ii) COVERED STATE OR LOCAL GOV5 ERNMENT.—The term ‘‘covered State or 

6 local government’’ means a State, terri7 tory, Tribal government, metropolitan city, 

8 nonentitlement unit of local government, 

9 unit of general local government, or coun10 ty. 

11 (iii) PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.—The 

12 term ‘‘public accommodation’’ has the 

13 meaning given such term in section 301 of 

14 the Americans with Disabilities Act of 

15 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181). 

16 (iv) STATE; TERRITORY; TRIBAL GOV17 ERNMENT.—The terms ‘‘State’’, ‘‘terri18 tory’’, and ‘‘Tribal government’’ have the 

19 meaning given such terms in section 

20 602(g) of title VI of the Social Security 

21 Act (42 U.S.C. 802(g)). 

22 (C) APPLICABILITY.—Subparagraph (A) 

23 shall apply only with respect to payments made 

24 after the date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (b) FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT.—No Federal agency 

2 (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) 

3 may condition the appointment of an individual to any po4 sition in the civil or uniformed services (as such terms are 

5 defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) 

6 on such individual being vaccinated against COVID–19. 

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