SMALL GOVT Act of 2022
Bill: H.R.6914 | Sponsor: Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. (R-FL)
Policy area: Health

Summary:
Stopping Mandates And Limiting Large Government Overreach by Valuing Truth Act of 2022 or the SMALL GOVT Act of 2022
This bill prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their COVID-19 vaccination status or natural immunity to the virus. It also sets out informed consent requirements for COVID-19 vaccines.
Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to discriminate against (or induce discrimination against) an individual on the basis of COVID-19 vaccination status or natural immunity to the virus by, for example, restricting access to employment or health care.
The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to administer COVID-19 vaccines without a patient's informed consent. The informed consent must comply with applicable requirements for the state in which the vaccine is administered, and patients must confirm their consent in writing.

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to discriminate, directly or 
    indirectly, against an individual on the basis of whether such 
  individual has been vaccinated or acquired natural immunity against 
                  SARS-CoV-2, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Stopping Mandates And Limiting Large 
Government Overreach by Valuing Truth Act of 2022'' or the ``SMALL GOVT 
Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. NO FEDERAL DISCRIMINATION ON BASIS OF VACCINATION OR NATURAL 
              IMMUNITY AGAINST SARS-COV-2.

    No Federal funds may be used to discriminate against, or to induce 
a recipient of Federal funds or other person to discriminate against, 
an individual in access to or the terms and conditions of employment, 
education, health care, or goods or services on the basis of whether 
such individual has been vaccinated or acquired natural immunity 
against SARS-CoV-2.

SEC. 3. INFORMED CONSENT REQUIRED FOR VACCINATION AGAINST SARS-COV-2.

    (a) In General.--No Federal funds may be used to administer a 
vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 without having obtained informed consent for 
such administration from the patient.
    (b) Minors.--No Federal funds may be used to administer to a minor 
a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 without having obtained informed consent 
for such administration from the minor's parent or guardian.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) The term ``informed consent'' means consent that--
                    (A) meets the requirements for informed consent 
                applicable under State law in the jurisdiction in which 
                the vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is administered; and
                    (B) is confirmed in writing signed by--
                            (i) the individual receiving the vaccine; 
                        or
                            (ii) if the individual is a minor, the 
                        minor's parent or guardian.
            (2) The term ``minor'' means an individual who has not 
        attained 18 years of age.
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