Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022

Bill: 117-hr-6829
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5]
Introduced: 2022-02-25
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Emergency Management
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-28
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022</strong></p> <p>This bill restricts the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Aviation Administration to issue regulations or safety standards that apply to interstate travelers for preventing the spread of communicable diseases. Specifically, the bill prohibits regulations or safety standards that require an interstate traveler to (1) undergo screening, testing, or treatment (e.g., vaccination); (2) quarantine or isolate; or (3) wear a face covering.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6829 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. Short title This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022 . 2. Limitation on quarantine regulations Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (c), by striking Except as provided in subsection (d), regulations prescribed and inserting Regulations prescribed ; (2) by striking subsection (d); (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and (4) after making such redesignation, by adding at the end the following: (e) Notwithstanding subsection (a), and subject to subsection (c), nothing in this section authorizes requiring individuals— (1) to undergo screening, testing, or treatment, including vaccination; (2) to quarantine or isolate; or (3) to wear face coverings. . 3. Limitation on air commerce safety regulations Section 44701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Prohibition on regulations relating to certain health requirements (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the Administrator may not prescribe any regulations or minimum standards for safety in air commerce that require an individual to— (A) undergo screening, testing, or treatment, including vaccination, for any communicable disease; (B) quarantine or isolate as a result of exposure, or potential exposure, to a communicable disease; or (C) wear a face covering. (2) Definition In this subsection, the term air commerce has the meaning given such term in section 40102 but does not include foreign air commerce. .