,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #efac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,october #ai1 #bjba,mr4 ,cawthorn 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mr4 ,biggs1 ,ms4 ,tenney1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mrs4 ,boebert1 and ,mr4 ,perry7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,transportation and ,infrastructure1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the ,federal ,government from mandating vaccination against ,,covid-#ai for interstate travel4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,let ,me ,travel ,america ,act4 #b4 ,limitation on authority of ,surgeon ,general ,section #cfa of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfd7 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,nothing in this section shall be construed to provide the ,surgeon ,general1 the ,secretary of ,health and ,human ,services1 or any ,federal agency with the authority to mandate vaccination against ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 as a prerequisite for interstate travel1 transportation1 or movement4 4 #c4 ,interstate common carriers 7a7 ,in general ,chapter #hje of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #hjeje4 ,,covid-#ai vaccination status 7a7 ,in general ,an entity described in subsection 7b7 may not deny service to any individual solely based on the vaccination status of the individual with respect to the ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai74 7b7 ,entity described ,an entity referred to in subsection 7a7 is a common carrier or any other entity1 including a rail carrier 7as defined in section #ajajb1 including ,amtrak71 a motor carrier 7as defined in section #acajb71 a water carrier 7as defined in that section71 and an air carrier 7as defined in section #djajb71 that-- 7#a7 provides interstate transportation of passengers2 and 7#b7 is subject to the jurisdiction of the ,department of ,transportation or the ,surface ,transportation ,board under this title4 7c7 ,savings provision ,nothing in this section applies to the regulation of intrastate travel1 transportation1 or movement1 including the intrastate transportation of passengers4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the analysis for chapter #hje of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #hjejd the following3 #hjeje4 ,,covid-#ai vaccination status4 4 #d4 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act1 or an amendment made by this ,act1 shall be construed to permit or otherwise authorize ,congress or an executive agency to enact or otherwise impose a ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate4