Protecting Parental Rights Act

Bill: 117-hr-6676
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
Introduced: 2022-02-09
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Child health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Family relationships

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Protecting Parental Rights Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes a new federal criminal offense for administering a COVID-19 vaccine to a minor without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of the minor. A violation is subject to a fine, a prison term of up to one year, or both.<br> </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6676 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 9, 2022 Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself, Mr. Harris , Mr. Fleischmann , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Ferguson , Mr. Stauber , and Mr. Latta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Parental Rights Act . 2. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent (a) In general Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 120. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, administers a COVID–19 vaccine to an individual who has not attained the age of 18 without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 119 the following: 120. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent. .