To prohibit airlines and Amtrak from conditioning the provision of transportation services to any individual on such individual having been vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-2323
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1]
Introduced: 2021-04-01
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Disability and health-based discrimination

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Railroads

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2021-04-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-04-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit air carriers and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from denying an individual air or passenger rail transportation because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID-19. </p> <p>Additionally, the bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds (1) to create a database of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19; or (2) by any federal agency to develop, implement, or enforce any federal law, rule, regulation, guidance, or policy denying individuals access to transportation or preventing such individual from traveling because they have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2323 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 1, 2021 Mr. LaMalfa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , 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 prohibit airlines and Amtrak from conditioning the provision of transportation services to any individual on such individual having been vaccinated against COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Certain COVID vaccination requirements prohibited (a) Airlines The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall prohibit air carriers (as such term is defined in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code) from denying an individual air transportation solely because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID–19. (b) Amtrak Amtrak may not deny an individual passenger rail transportation solely because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID–19. (c) Funding prohibitions No Federal funds may be obligated or expended— (1) to create, administer, or mandate the creation of a database of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID–19; and (2) by any Federal agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) to develop, implement, or enforce any Federal law, rule, regulation, guidance, or policy denying any individual access to transportation or otherwise restricting or preventing any individual from traveling solely because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID–19.