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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5613 
To prohibit the Federal Government from mandating vaccination against 
COVID-19 for interstate travel. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 19, 2021 
Mr. CAWTHORN (for himself, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. BIGGS, Ms. TENNEY, Mr. 
STEUBE, Mrs. BOEBERT, and Mr. PERRY) 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 com-
mittee concerned 
A BILL 
To prohibit the Federal Government from mandating 
vaccination against COVID-19 for interstate travel. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Let Me Travel America 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF SURGEON GEN-
ERAL. 
Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 264) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to pro-
vide the Surgeon General, the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, or any Federal agency with the authority 
to mandate vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 
(COVID-19) as a prerequisite for interstate travel, trans-
portation, or movement.’’. 
SEC. 3. INTERSTATE COMMON CARRIERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 805 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 80505. COVID-19 vaccination status 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An entity described in subsection 
(b) may not deny service to any individual solely based 
on the vaccination status of the individual with respect 
to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). 
‘‘(b) ENTITY DESCRIBED.—An entity referred to in 
subsection (a) is a common carrier or any other entity, 
including a rail carrier (as defined in section 10102, in-
cluding Amtrak), a motor carrier (as defined in section 
13102), a water carrier (as defined in that section), and 
an air carrier (as defined in section 40102), that— 
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‘‘(1) provides interstate transportation of pas-
sengers; and 
‘‘(2) is subject to the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of Transportation or the Surface Transpor-
tation Board under this title. 
‘‘(c) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
applies to the regulation of intrastate travel, transpor-
tation, or movement, including the intrastate transpor-
tation of passengers.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 805 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 80504 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘80505. COVID-19 vaccination status.’’. 
SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act, or an amendment made by this 
Act, shall be construed to permit or otherwise authorize 
Congress or an executive agency to enact or otherwise im-
pose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. 
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