[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2414 Introduced in House (IH)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2414
To prohibit recipients of Federal COVID relief and Federal agencies
from engaging in certain conduct that discriminates against individuals
who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 8, 2021
Mr. LaMalfa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on
Education and Labor, and Small Business, 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 recipients of Federal COVID relief and Federal agencies
from engaging in certain conduct that discriminates against individuals
who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19, 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 ``Keep Vaccines Voluntary Act''.
SEC. 2. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON COVID VACCINATION STATUS.
(a) COVID Relief Conditions.--
(1) Businesses.--
(A) In general.--No person or entity may receive a
grant or loan under paragraphs (36) or (37) of section
7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)),
section 7(b)(2) of such Act pursuant to section 1110 of
the CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9009), section 324 of the
Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits,
and Venues Act (Public Law 116-260), or any subsequent
COVID-19 relief package, unless such person or entity
certifies that the person or entity--
(i) will not condition providing service to
any individual solely on such individual having
been vaccinated against COVID-19; and
(ii) will not, solely on the basis that an
individual has not been vaccinated against
COVID-19--
(I) terminate the employment or
adversely affect the compensation,
terms, conditions, or privileges of
employment of such individual if such
individual is employed by such person
or entity; or
(II) fail or refuse to hire such
individual.
(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply
only with respect to agreements for grants or loans
entered into after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
(2) Institutions of higher education.--
(A) In general.--No institution of higher education
(as defined under section 101 or 102 of title I of the
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.))
may receive Federal funds under section 2003 of the
American Rescue Plan of 2021 (Public Law 117-2) or any
subsequent COVID-19 relief package unless such
institution certifies that no rule or policy that
requires any separation of individuals who are
vaccinated against COVID-19 from individuals who are
not so vaccinated on the property of such institution
or at the activities of such institution will be
implemented by such institution.
(B) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply
only with respect to--
(i) payments made after the date of the
enactment of this Act; and
(ii) grants or loans initially made after
the date of the enactment of this Act.
(3) State and local governments.--
(A) In general.--No covered State or local
government may receive a payment under sections 602
through 605 of title VI of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 801 et seq.) unless such covered State or local
government certifies that no law, regulation, rule, or
policy (other than a Federal law) that requires any
separation of individuals who are vaccinated against
COVID-19 from individuals who are not so vaccinated at
any public location, business, or other place of public
accommodation will be enacted, implemented, or enforced
by such covered State or local government.
(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
(i) County; metropolitan city;
nonentitlement unit of local government; unit
of general local government.--The terms
``county'', ``metropolitan city'',
``nonentitlement unit of local government'',
and ``unit of general local government'' have
the meaning given such terms in section 603(g)
of title VI of the Social Security Act (42
U.S.C. 803(g)).
(ii) Covered state or local government.--
The term ``covered State or local government''
means a State, territory, Tribal government,
metropolitan city, nonentitlement unit of local
government, unit of general local government,
or county.
(iii) Public accommodation.--The term
``public accommodation'' has the meaning given
such term in section 301 of the Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12181).
(iv) State; territory; tribal government.--
The terms ``State'', ``territory'', and
``Tribal government'' have the meaning given
such terms in section 602(g) of title VI of the
Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 802(g)).
(C) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) shall apply
only with respect to payments made after the date of
the enactment of this Act.
(b) Federal Employment.--No Federal agency (as defined in section
105 of title 5, United States Code) may condition the appointment of an
individual to any position in the civil or uniformed services (as such
terms are defined in section 2101 of title 5, United States Code) on
such individual being vaccinated against COVID-19.
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