,,ii #aagth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,s4 #dhah ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,september #ab1 #bjbb,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mrs4 ,hyde-,smith1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,mr4 ,marshall1 ,mr4 ,inhofe1 ,mr4 ,braun1 and ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to prohibit the use of ,federal and local funds to impose or enforce a ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate in ,district of ,columbia schools1 and to repeal the ,coronavirus ,immunization of ,school ,students and ,early ,childhood ,workers ,regulation ,amendment ,act of #bjba enacted by the ,district of ,columbia ,council4 #a4 ,prohibition on use of ,federal and local funds to impose or enforce ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandate in ,district of ,columbia schools 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered school ,the term covered school means an elementary school or a secondary school1 as those terms are defined in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja71 in the ,district of ,columbia4 7#b7 ,,covid-#ai vaccine ,the term ,,covid-#ai vaccine means any vaccine for the prevention of ,coronavirus ,disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus #b 7,,sars-,co,v-#b7 that is approved under section #cea of the ,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bfb7 or section #eje of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or authorized for emergency use under section #efd of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cfj;bbb-#c74 7b7 ,prohibition ,no ,federal or local funds may be used by the ,district of ,columbia or a covered school to impose or enforce a ,,covid-#ai vaccine requirement on a student in connection with enrollment by the student in a covered school1 including any requirement that a student receive a ,,covid-#ai vaccine in order to be able to attend in-person classroom instruction or participate in any school-related activity on or off campus1 including an athletic or academic competition4 #b4 ,repeal of ,coronavirus ,immunization of ,school ,students and ,early ,childhood ,workers ,regulation ,amendment ,act of #bjba ,the ,coronavirus ,immunization of ,school ,students and ,early ,childhood ,workers ,regulation ,amendment ,act of #bjba 7,d4,c4 ,law #bd-he71 enacted by the ,district of ,columbia ,council on ,january #ab1 #bjbb1 and effective on ,march #b1 #bjbb1 shall have no force or effect4