To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID-19 vaccine is administered, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-449
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5]
Introduced: 2021-01-25
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Executive agency funding and structure

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Health promotion and preventive care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2021-02-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to maintain a database or collect information that can be used to identify an individual's COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccination status.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 449 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 25, 2021 Mr. Biggs (for himself, Mr. Duncan , and Mr. Cawthorn ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID–19 vaccine is administered, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibiting maintenance or collection of information identifying COVID–19 vaccine recipients No funds may be obligated or expended by the Federal Government, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to maintain a database of, or collect, information that can be used to identify an individual to whom is administered a vaccine that is intended to prevent, mitigate, or treat the virus that causes COVID–19.