HR 5418 United States House · 117th Congress

To prohibit the Department of Transportation and other agencies from promulgating rules requiring a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill prohibits certain departments and agencies from promulgating any rule to require a a person to provide proof of a COVID-19 vaccination in order to engage in interstate commerce. The prohibition applies to The Department of Transportation, Amtrak, The Surface Transportation Board, The Transportation Security Administration, The National Transportation Safety Board, The Federal Maritime Commission, and The Department of Commerce. The bill also limits the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to mandate vaccination against COVID-19 as a prerequisite for engaging in interstate commerce or travel.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Sep 2021

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Introduced Sep 29, 2021 Last action Sep 30, 2021

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Committee

Sep 30, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

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Sep 30, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

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Sep 30, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.

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Sep 30, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

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Sep 30, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

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Sep 30, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Sep 29, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, 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.

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Sep 29, 2021

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1 primary · 3 co-sponsors