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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jan 3, 2025
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.
People & committees
Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · R–AZ
Legislative record
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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.
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.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Source last updated: Feb 25, 2025. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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PlainBill explanation
Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-01-03 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed No Vaccine Passports Act would bar covered agencies from issuing standardized documents certifying U.S. citizens’ COVID-19 vaccination status to others, and from publishing or sharing their vaccination records or similar health information. It would also prevent proof of COVID-19 vaccination from being required to enter federal property or congressional grounds or to use federal or congressional services.
This Act may be cited as the No Vaccine Passports Act.
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.
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.
Section 2 would prohibit covered agencies from issuing vaccine passports, passes, or other standardized documents intended to certify a U.S. citizen’s COVID-19 vaccination status to someone else.
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
The proposed restriction would also prohibit covered agencies from otherwise publishing or sharing a U.S. citizen’s COVID-19 vaccination record or similar health information. Its reach therefore extends beyond issuing vaccine passports.
or otherwise publish or share any COVID–19 vaccination record of a citizen of the United States, or similar health information.
Section 2 would use the existing definition of “agency” in section 551 of title 5 of the United States Code to determine which bodies are covered.
In this section, the term agency has the meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
Section 3 would prohibit requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination for access to federal property, federal services, congressional grounds, or congressional services. This provision does not state a citizenship restriction.
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.
The supplied official-actions snapshot, updated February 25, 2025, records introduction in the House on January 3, 2025, and referral that day to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Committee on House Administration for provisions within their respective jurisdictions.
Source snapshot updated 2025-02-25T14:20:22Z.
2025-01-03: Introduced in House
2025-01-03: 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.
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2025-01-03. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
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Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or appropriations rider was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish absence in other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
None identified in the reviewed text
No materially narrow carve-out, special exemption, or preferential treatment was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not cover other versions or accompanying materials.
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