SAFER Travel Act

Bill: 117-hr-6257
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Webster, Daniel [R-FL-11]
Introduced: 2021-12-14
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Marine and inland water transportation

Motor carriers

Public transit

Railroads

Transportation safety and security

Travel and tourism
Latest action: action_date: 2021-12-15
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Saving Americans From Executive Reach in Travel Act or the</strong> <strong>SAFER Travel Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits executive branch agencies and private entities from imposing a vaccine mandate against COVID-19 on individuals traveling within the United States on commercial public or private transportation, including air, rail, commercial motor vehicles, vessels, or other public or private forms of transportation.</p> <p>Additionally, the bill prohibits executive branch agencies from requiring a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States to enter into a period of quarantine related to COVID-19 after having traveled on any commercial public or private transportation.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6257 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2021 Mr. Webster of Florida (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mrs. McClain , Mr. Norman , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Posey , Mr. Perry , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Budd , and Mr. Gaetz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the Federal Government from imposing a vaccine mandate on individuals traveling on public or private transportation for hire within the United States, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving Americans From Executive Reach in Travel Act or the SAFER Travel Act . 2. Prohibition on imposition of Federal vaccination requirement for travel Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) may not issue, implement, or enforce any regulation, requirement, guidance, or other directive that requires an individual to be vaccinated against COVID–19 as a condition to travel within the United States on any commercial public or private transportation subject to regulation by the Federal Government, including air, rail, commercial motor vehicle, vessel, or other public or private form of transportation. 3. Prohibition on public and private vaccination requirement for travel Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no entity engaged in the operation of any public or private transportation for hire that is subject to regulation by the Federal Government may require an individual to be vaccinated against COVID–19 as a term or condition of travel. 4. Prohibition on period of mandatory quarantine Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an Executive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) may not issue, implement, or enforce any regulation, requirement, guidance, or other directive that requires a citizen of the United States or lawful permanent resident of the United States to enter into a period of quarantine related to COVID–19 after having traveled on any commercial public or private transportation subject to regulation by the Federal Government, including air, rail, commercial motor vehicle, vessel, or other such public or private transportation.