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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6676
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 9, 2022Ms. Herrera Beutler (for herself, Mr. Harris, Mr. Fleischmann, Mrs. Cammack, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Bacon, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Stauber, and Mr. Latta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the Protecting Parental Rights Act.
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Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent
(a)
In general
Chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
120.
Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent
Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, administers a COVID–19 vaccine to an individual who has not attained the age of 18 without the prior consent of a custodial parent or legal guardian of that individual, shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for chapter 7 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item related to section 119 the following:
120. Administering COVID–19 vaccines to minors without parental consent.
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