Freedom To Fly Act

Bill: 117-s-1905
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Introduced: 2021-05-27
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Homeland Security

Health information and medical records

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-05-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-27
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Freedom to Fly Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits regulations or policies that allow employees of the Transportation Security Administration to ask passengers flying domestically about vaccinations.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1905 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 27, 2021 Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from asking passengers on domestic flights for information regarding vaccinations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom To Fly Act . 2. Prohibition on requesting vaccination information from passengers on domestic flights (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may not prescribe or implement any regulation or policy that would allow employees of the Transportation Security Administration to request information relating to vaccinations from any passenger traveling on a flight between States or territories or possessions of the United States. (b) Rule of construction Subsection (a) does not limit the authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidance or prescribe regulations relating to public health.