COVID–19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act

Bill: 118-s-420
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced: 2023-02-14
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Disability and health-based discrimination

Health information and medical records

Health programs administration and funding

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2023-02-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-02-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>COVID-19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits making federal funds available to any facility that refuses to treat an individual based on the individual's COVID-19 vaccination status, including any funding under Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 420 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 14, 2023 Mr. Paul (for himself, Mr. Johnson , Mr. Lee , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Rubio , Ms. Lummis , Mr. Vance , Mr. Braun , and Mr. Cramer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to facilities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the COVID–19 Vaccination Non-Discrimination Act . 2. Prohibition on Federal funds for facilities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds authorized or appropriated by Federal law, and none of the funds in any trust fund to which funds are authorized or appropriated by Federal law, including funds provided under titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq. ; 1396 et seq.; and 1397aa et seq., respectively) shall be made available to a facility that refuses to provide treatment to an individual based on the COVID–19 vaccination status of such individual.