Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), President of the House Freedom Caucus, on Thursday introduced a bill banning federal government agencies from issuing or applying for “vaccine passports,” according to a copy of the law first obtained by The Hill.
The bill, entitled the Vaccine-Free Passport Act, would provide that federal agencies could not issue standardized documentation showing that a person had received a COVID-19 vaccine or require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine to access federal lands.
“Vaccine passports will not help our nation recover from COVID-19; instead, they will simply impose greater big brother surveillance on our society,” Biggs said in a statement to The Hill.
Biggs quoted the governor of Florida. Ron DeSantis
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The bill has 18 co-sponsors, most of whom are members of the House Freuc Caucus. Sponsors include representatives. Louie Gohmert
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Legislation is facing an uphill battle until it moves to the Democrat-controlled House, and Biden administration officials have repeatedly stated that they do not intend to support or have any involvement in a federalized vaccine passport program and would instead be postponed to the private sector to determine the need for any documentation.
“The government is not there now, nor will we support a system that requires Americans to have an accreditation. There will be no federal immunization database and no federal mandate to require everyone to obtain a single immunization accreditation,” he said. White House press secretary Jen Psaki
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“Our interest is very simple on the part of the federal government, which is privacy and American rights should be protected so that these systems are not used against people unfairly,” Psaki added.
Although no real vaccine passport system has been established and agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have questioned its potential usefulness, this has not stopped conservatives from coming out in strong opposition to the concept.
Greg Abbott (R), Texas, issued an executive order on Monday banning vaccination passports, saying a system to track those who were inoculated against COVID-19 violates citizens’ rights.
Greene, the controversial congresswoman whose conspiratorial remarks drew criticism even from some in her own party, last week called the proposal a form of “corporate communism.”
The opposition follows the poll, in which polls show Republicans are among the groups least likely to say they will definitely receive the coronavirus vaccine. Biggs has previously opposed warrants requiring Americans to wear masks or be vaccinated with coronavirus.
Some public health experts have argued that the need for vaccination evidence could make Americans feel safer as they return to regular activities during the pandemic, such as attending large events or eating indoors at a pandemic. restaurant. But business leaders are divided on this idea and have been reluctant to adopt a system that could discriminate against those who are hesitant to vaccinate for one reason or another.
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, said on Tuesday at an event with the Foreign Relations Council that it is almost certain that there will be a requirement to prove full vaccination to travel to a place like Asia in the United States.
“I support a kind of vaccine passport as a way to start opening international borders,” he said.
“I guess we won’t finish doing this domestically and hopefully we’ll get close enough to the herd’s immunity to be okay,” he said. “I don’t see what’s happening in the United States”