Let Them Learn Act

Subjects: Education

Summary:  <p><b>Let Them Learn Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from using federal or local funds to require that students in elementary or secondary schools receive a COVID-19 vaccination.</p> <p>The bill also nullifies the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021, enacted by the DC Council. That act (1) requires COVID-19 vaccinations for students in elementary and secondary schools and staff at licensed child care facilities, and (2) provides for the electronic transmission of COVID-19 and other vaccination certifications for school attendance.</p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 165 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 165

 To prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a 
COVID-19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal 
  the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood 
  Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of 
                           Columbia Council.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 31, 2023

   Mr. Cruz (for himself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lankford, Mr. 
 Marshall, Mr. Braun, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Scott of Florida) introduced 
the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee 
             on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a 
COVID-19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal 
  the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood 
  Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of 
                           Columbia Council.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Let Them Learn Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL AND LOCAL FUNDS TO IMPOSE OR 
              ENFORCE COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
              SCHOOLS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered school.--The term ``covered school'' means an 
        elementary school or a secondary school, as those terms are 
        defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
        Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801), in the District of 
        Columbia.
            (2) COVID-19 vaccine.--The term ``COVID-19 vaccine'' means 
        any vaccine for the prevention of Coronavirus Disease 2019 
        (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 
        coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) that is approved under section 351 
        of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) or section 505 
        of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355) or 
        authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal 
        Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb-3).
    (b) Prohibition.--No Federal or local funds may be used by the 
District of Columbia or a covered school to impose or enforce a COVID-
19 vaccine requirement on a student in connection with enrollment by 
the student in a covered school, including any requirement that a 
student receive a COVID-19 vaccine in order to be able to attend in-
person classroom instruction or participate in any school-related 
activity on or off campus, including an athletic or academic 
competition.

SEC. 3. REPEAL OF CORONAVIRUS IMMUNIZATION OF SCHOOL STUDENTS AND EARLY 
              CHILDHOOD WORKERS REGULATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2021.

    The Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood 
Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Law 24-85), enacted by 
the District of Columbia Council on January 12, 2022, and effective on 
March 2, 2022, shall have no force or effect.
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