To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-4980
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2021-08-06
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-08-07
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-08-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a U.S. territory is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The TSA must also ensure that there is an exception to the requirement for an individual who is ineligible or medically unable to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4980 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES August 6, 2021 Mr. Torres of New York introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Air transportation vaccination requirement (a) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID–19. (b) Exception In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure there is an exception to the requirement described in such subsection for an individual who is ineligible or medically unable to be fully vaccinated against COVID–19. (c) Definition In this Act, the term fully vaccinated against COVID–19 means receiving all recommended doses of a COVID–19 vaccine that is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 262 ) or authorized for emergency use under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 360bbb–3 ).