Let Me Travel America Act
Latest action · Oct 20, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Let Me Travel America Act
This bill prohibits operators of trains, buses, planes, and other common carriers that transport passengers interstate from denying service based on individuals' COVID-19 vaccination status. The bill also prohibits federal agencies from making COVID-19 vaccination a prerequisite for interstate travel.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 19, 2021 to Nov 16, 2021; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Oct 19, 2021 |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Original | Oct 19, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Oct 19, 2021 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Oct 19, 2021 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Oct 19, 2021 |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Original | Oct 19, 2021 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Nov 16, 2021 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Oct 20, 2021 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Oct 19, 2021 |
| Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials Subcommittee | Referred Oct 20, 2021 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Oct 20, 2021 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 20, 2021 | |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Oct 20, 2021 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Oct 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
- Oct 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Oct 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Oct 20, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Oct 19, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 19, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 183, October 19, 2021, page H5673.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-55 | CARING FOR AMERICA: LEGISLATION TO SUPPORT PATIENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND PROVIDERS265 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Oct 26, 2021 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2847 | Let Me Travel America Act | Identical bill | Sep 23, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the Federal Government from mandating vaccination against COVID-19 for interstate travel.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Let Me Travel America Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 19, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
