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This bill would stop federal agencies from creating or giving out vaccine passports or similar papers that show a person’s COVID-19 vaccination status to other people or organizations. It would also bar agencies from sharing a person’s COVID-19 vaccination record or related health information. In addition, the bill says people cannot be required to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination in order to enter federal property, use federal services, or access congressional grounds or services.
- Federal agencies would be banned from issuing vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or other standard vaccination documents for COVID-19.
- Agencies would also be banned from publishing or sharing a U.S. citizen’s COVID-19 vaccination record, or similar health information, with third parties.
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination could not be required for access to federal property or federal services.
- The same rule would apply to access to congressional grounds and congressional services.
Official Summaries
No Vaccine Passports Act
This bill prohibits certain actions related to vaccine passports and proof of COVID-19 vaccination.
Specifically, a federal agency may not issue a vaccine passport, vaccine pass, or other standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying the COVID-19 vaccination status of a U.S. citizen to a third party, or otherwise publish or share any COVID-19 vaccination record of a U.S. citizen or similar health information.
Additionally, proof of COVID-19 vaccination shall not be required to access federal or congressional property or services.
Current Full Text
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 121 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 121
To prohibit agencies from issuing vaccine passports, and for other
purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 3, 2025
Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to
the Committee on House Administration, 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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A BILL
To prohibit agencies from issuing vaccine passports, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``No Vaccine Passports Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AGENCIES ISSUING VACCINE PASSPORTS.
(a) In General.--An agency may not issue a vaccine passport,
vaccine pass, or other standardized documentation for the purpose of
certifying the COVID-19 vaccination status of a citizen of the United
States to a third party, or otherwise publish or share any COVID-19
vaccination record of a citizen of the United States, or similar health
information.
(b) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR
FEDERAL ACCESS.
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination shall not be deemed a requirement for
access to Federal property or Federal services, or for access to
congressional grounds or services.
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