[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1905 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1905
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from asking
passengers on domestic flights for information regarding vaccinations.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 27, 2021
Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read
twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
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A BILL
To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from asking
passengers on domestic flights for information regarding vaccinations.
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 ``Freedom To Fly Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUESTING VACCINATION INFORMATION FROM
PASSENGERS ON DOMESTIC FLIGHTS.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and the
Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration may not
prescribe or implement any regulation or policy that would allow
employees of the Transportation Security Administration to request
information relating to vaccinations from any passenger traveling on a
flight between States or territories or possessions of the United
States.
(b) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) does not limit the
authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention to issue guidance or prescribe regulations relating to
public health.
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