[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2999 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2999

To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or 
  employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States 
 from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for 
 benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 19, 2021

  Mr. Scott of Florida introduced the following bill; which was read 
             twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services, any officer or 
  employee of the Department of Health and Human Services, and States 
 from requiring COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of eligibility for 
 benefits or assistance under the Medicare, Medicaid, or CHIP programs.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING COVID-19 VACCINATION AS A CONDITION 
              OF ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS OR ASSISTANCE UNDER THE 
              MEDICARE, MEDICAID, OR CHIP PROGRAMS.

    Neither the Secretary of Health and Human Services nor any officer 
or employee of the Department of Health and Human Services (or, if 
applicable, the chief executive officer of a State or any officer or 
employee of a State or a State Medicaid or CHIP agency) shall establish 
or enforce any requirement that an individual receive a COVID-19 
vaccine as a condition of the individual receiving benefits or 
assistance under any of the following programs:
            (1) The Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).
            (2) The Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social 
        Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.).
            (3) The Children's Health Insurance Program under title XXI 
        of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.).
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