Freedom To Fly Act

II 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION S. 1905 To prohibit the Transportation Security Administration from asking passengers on domestic flights for information regarding vaccinations. 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 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 Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom To Fly Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON REQUESTING VACCINATION IN- 5 FORMATION FROM PASSENGERS ON DOMES- 6 TIC FLIGHTS. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu- 8 rity and the Administrator of the Transportation Security 9 Administration may not prescribe or implement any regu- 10 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:08 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\S1905.IS S1905 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS 2 •S 1905 IS lation or policy that would allow employees of the Trans- 1 portation Security Administration to request information 2 relating to vaccinations from any passenger traveling on 3 a flight between States or territories or possessions of the 4 United States. 5 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subsection (a) does 6 not limit the authority of the Director of the Centers for 7 Disease Control and Prevention to issue guidance or pre- 8 scribe regulations relating to public health. 9 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:08 Jun 15, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\S1905.IS S1905 pamtmann on DSKBC07HB2PROD with BILLS