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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6829 

To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate interstate commerce 

relating to communicable diseases, to amend title 49, United States 

Code, to limit the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration 

to regulate air commerce relating to communicable diseases, and for 

other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2022 

Mr. BROOKS (for himself, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. PERRY, 

Mr. MAST, Mr. BABIN, Mr. TIFFANY, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, and Mr. 

DONALDS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services 

to regulate interstate commerce relating to communicable 

diseases, to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit 

the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration to 

regulate air commerce relating to communicable diseases, 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom to Fly 

3 Maskless Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON QUARANTINE REGULATIONS. 

5 Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 

6 U.S.C. 264) is amended— 

7 (1) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘Except as 

8 provided in subsection (d), regulations prescribed’’ 

9 and inserting ‘‘Regulations prescribed’’; 

10 (2) by striking subsection (d); 

11 (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as sub12 section (d); and 

13 (4) after making such redesignation, by adding 

14 at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and subject to 

16 subsection (c), nothing in this section authorizes requiring 

17 individuals— 

18 ‘‘(1) to undergo screening, testing, or treat19 ment, including vaccination; 

20 ‘‘(2) to quarantine or isolate; or 

21 ‘‘(3) to wear face coverings.’’. 

22 SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AIR COMMERCE SAFETY REGULA23 TIONS. 

24 Section 44701 of title 49, United States Code, is 

25 amended by adding at the end the following: 


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1 ‘‘(g) PROHIBITION ON REGULATIONS RELATING TO

2 CERTAIN HEALTH REQUIREMENTS.— 

3 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding subsection 

4 (a)(5), the Administrator may not prescribe any reg5 ulations or minimum standards for safety in air 

6 commerce that require an individual to— 

7 ‘‘(A) undergo screening, testing, or treat8 ment, including vaccination, for any commu9 nicable disease; 

10 ‘‘(B) quarantine or isolate as a result of 

11 exposure, or potential exposure, to a commu12 nicable disease; or 

13 ‘‘(C) wear a face covering. 

14 ‘‘(2) DEFINITION.—In this subsection, the term 

15 ‘air commerce’ has the meaning given such term in 

16 section 40102 but does not include foreign air com17 merce.’’. 

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