No Vax Pass Act of 2021

Bill: 117-hr-3762
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gallagher, Mike [R-WI-8]
Introduced: 2021-06-08
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

State and local government operations
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-09
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-06-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>No Vax Pass Act of 2021</strong></p> <p>This bill generally prohibits states and localities from expending COVID-19 relief funds on systems (other than in health care contexts) that verify an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status.</p> <p>However, the bill provides an exception for state educational agencies, local educational agencies, institutions of higher education, secondary schools, and elementary schools. These entities may implement a system to verify the COVID-19 vaccination status of students and staff provided that requirements for COVID-19 vaccines are no stricter than requirements for any other vaccine.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3762 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 8, 2021 Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To prohibit the use of any COVID–19 relief funds by a State or political subdivision thereof to develop or implement a vaccine passport system, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Vax Pass Act of 2021 . 2. Prohibition against using COVID–19 relief funds To develop or implement a vaccine passport system (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law (other than the exception in subsection (b)), no COVID–19 relief funds may be used by a State or political subdivision thereof to develop or implement, or support the development or implementation of, a system for providers of items or services (other than health care items and services) to verify the COVID–19 vaccination status of individuals receiving such items or services. (b) Exception Subsection (a) does not preclude a State educational agency, local educational agency, institution of higher education, secondary school, or elementary school from using COVID–19 relief funds for developing or implementing, or supporting the development or implementation of, a system described in subsection (a) with respect to their students and staff, so long as the agency or school does not impose any condition relative to COVID–19 vaccines that is stricter than the corresponding condition imposed by the agency or school relative to other vaccines. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term COVID–19 relief funds means funds made available by any of the following: (A) The Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 ). (B) The Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 ). (C) The CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ). (D) The Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( Public Law 116–139 ). (E) The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ). (F) Any other Federal statute that makes available funding specifically to address COVID–19. (2) The terms elementary school , local educational agency , secondary school , and State educational agency have the meanings given to such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). (3) The term institution of higher education has the meaning given to such term in section 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001 ). (4) The term State includes the District of Columbia and any territory of the United States.