US HB5418 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress

US Congress House Bill 5418

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on September 29 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-09-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

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.

Title

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.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
2021-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
2021-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2021-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2021-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2021-09-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2021-09-29	House	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.
2021-09-29	House	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.
2021-09-29	House	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.
2021-09-29	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB2895 (Related) 2021-09-29 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6783-6784)