,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #faac  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #a1        
#bjba,mr4 ,mast 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,posey1    
,mr4 ,gohmert1 ,mr4 ,duncan1 ,mrs4      
,miller of ,illinois1 ,mr4 ,tiffany1    
,mr4 ,good of ,virginia1 ,mr4 ,hice of  
,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,babin7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,education and     
,labor  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,fair  
,labor ,standards ,act of #aich to      
prohibit employers from inquiring about 
vaccination status1 and for other       
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,employee ,privacy  
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition relating to     
vaccination status inquiries  7a7 ,in   
general ,the ,fair ,labor ,standards    
,act of #aich 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #bja et    
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #g the following new section3   
#h4 ,prohibition relating to vaccination
 status inquiries ,it shall be an       

unlawful practice for an employer to    
inquire about the vaccination status of 
any current or prospective employee4  4 
7b7 ,penalties ,section #af of such ,act
 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #baf7 is amended by     
adding at the end the following new     
subsection3  7f7 ,any person who        
violates the provisions of section #h   
shall-- 7#a7 be subject to a civil      
penalty of #e1jjj for a first offense1  
increased by an additional #a1jjj for   
each subsequent offense1 not to exceed  
#aj1jjj2 and  7#b7 be liable to each    
employee or prospective employee who was
 the subject of the violation for       
special damages not to exceed #aj1jjj   
plus attorneys' fees1 and shall be      
subject to such injunctive relief as may
 be appropriate4  4