HR 121 · 119th CongressIn Committee

No Vaccine Passports Act

Latest updateJan 3, 2025

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.

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Andy Biggs

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, federal agencies developed systems to document and verify vaccination status, including digital records and standardized credentials that individuals could present to demonstrate their immunization history. Some agencies also implemented vaccination requirements for access to federal facilities, services, and congressional grounds. These practices emerged as public health measures but became subjects of ongoing political debate regarding government authority, individual privacy, and the appropriate scope of federal health documentation.

The No Vaccine Passports Act prohibits federal agencies from issuing, publishing, or sharing vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or standardized documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination status. The bill defines "agency" according to the Administrative Procedure Act to include all executive branch departments and independent agencies. Additionally, the legislation prohibits federal agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for accessing federal property, federal services, or congressional grounds and services. The bill does not address private sector vaccine documentation or requirements imposed by non-federal entities.

The prohibition takes effect upon enactment and applies to all federal agencies going forward. The bill contains no specific funding mechanism, as it primarily restricts agency actions rather than authorizing new expenditures. Existing vaccination records held by agencies would remain subject to applicable privacy laws and records retention requirements. The legislation does not affect state or local vaccine documentation systems, private employer vaccination policies, or healthcare provider records. Federal agencies would need to discontinue any active vaccine passport programs and cease requiring vaccination proof for facility access, though other health and safety protocols would remain available to agencies under existing authority.

Key Provisions

1Prohibits all federal agencies from issuing, publishing, or sharing vaccine passports, vaccine passes, or standardized documentation certifying COVID-19 vaccination status of U.S. citizens.
2Prohibits federal agencies from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination as a condition for access to federal property, federal services, congressional grounds, or congressional services.
3Defines "agency" according to section 551 of title 5, United States Code, to encompass all executive branch departments and independent agencies subject to the Administrative Procedure Act.

★ Why this matters

Federal agencies would no longer be permitted to issue or maintain vaccine documentation systems or require vaccination proof for entry to federal facilities and services. This eliminates a category of government-issued health credentials and removes vaccination as an official access requirement across the federal government. Existing vaccination records held by agencies would remain subject to privacy laws, but agencies could not create new standardized documentation or enforce vaccination-based access policies.

● Who this affects

Federal employees and contractors seeking access to federal workplaces and facilities; members of the public accessing federal services and congressional grounds; the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other agencies currently maintaining vaccine documentation systems; healthcare providers and state health departments, which would not be directly affected as the bill applies only to federal agencies; private employers and businesses, which retain independent authority over their own vaccination policies.

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<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 121

  To prohibit agencies from issuing vaccine passports, and for other 
                               purposes.

                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 3, 2025

Mr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was 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 BILL

 
  To prohibit agencies from issuing vaccine passports, 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 ``No Vaccine Passports Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AGENCIES ISSUING VACCINE PASSPORTS.

    (a) In General.--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.
    (b) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.

SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING PROOF OF COVID-19 VACCINATION FOR 
              FEDERAL ACCESS.

    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.
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