,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ggb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,february #b1 #bjbc,mr4 ,davidson introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,accountability1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 and ,education and the ,workforce1 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 issuing vaccine passports1 to prohibit businesses from discriminating against patrons and customers by requiring documentation certifying ,,covid-#ai vaccination1 or post-transmission recovery1 as a condition on the provision of products or services1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,vaccine ,passport ,prevention ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,prohibition against vaccine passports 7a7 ,no government-,issued vaccine passports 7#a7 ,federal ,government ,the ,federal ,government shall not-- 7,a7 issue any vaccine passport2 or 7,b7 discriminate against any person by requiring documentation certifying ,,covid-#ai vaccination1 or post-transmission recovery1 as a condition on the provision of any service or benefit4 7#b7 ,state1 ,tribal1 and local governments 7,a7 ,prohibition ,as a condition on receipt of any ,federal funds made available by or under any of the ,acts listed in subparagraph 7,b71 no ,state1 ,tribal1 or local government shall-- 7i7 issue any vaccine passport2 or 7ii7 discriminate against person by requiring documentation certifying ,,covid-#ai vaccination1 or post-transmission recovery1 as a condition on the provision of any service or benefit4 7,b7 ,specified ,acts ,the ,acts listed in this subparagraph are the following3 7i7 ,the ,coronavirus ,preparedness and ,response ,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc74 7ii7 ,the ,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg74 7iii7 ,the ,,cares ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-acf74 7iv7 ,the ,paycheck ,protection ,program and ,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci74 7v7 ,the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law #aag-b74 7,c7 ,exception ,subparagraph 7,a7 does not apply with respect to a school1 including any kindergarten1 elementary school1 secondary school1 and institution of higher education4 7#c7 ,definition ,in this subsection1 the term vaccine passport-- 7,a7 means any standardized documentation for the purpose of certifying an individual's ,,covid-#ai vaccination status to a third party2 and 7,b7 excludes any documentation to the extent it is issued for the purpose of health care records4 7b7 ,no discrimination in provision of products and services 7#a7 ,prohibition ,no entity providing any product or service in or affecting interstate commerce shall require any patron or customer to provide any documentation certifying ,,covid-#ai vaccination1 or post-transmission recovery1 as a condition on the provision of such product or service4 7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply with respect to the provision of-- 7,a7 education by any school1 including any kindergarten1 elementary school1 secondary school1 and institution of higher education2 or 7,b7 health care products and services4 7#c7 ,penalty ,whoever is found in a civil action to enforce this subsection to be in violation of paragraph 7#a7 shall be ineligible to be awarded1 during the #b-year period beginning on the date on which such finding becomes final1 any ,federal grant or contract4 7#d7 ,private right of action 7,a7 ,in general ,any person who is denied a provision or service1 or who is discriminated against in the provision of a product or service1 in violation of paragraph 7#a71 may commence a civil action in an appropriate district court of the ,united ,states to seek injunctive relief with respect to such violation4 7,b7 ,reasonable costs ,in a civil action under subparagraph 7,a71 the court may allow the prevailing party reasonable costs1 including attorney's fees4 #c4 ,prohibition on vaccination as a condition of ,federal employment 7a7 ,in general ,the ,federal ,government shall not require that a ,federal employee receive a ,,covid-#ai vaccine as a condition of employment4 7b7 ,exception ,subsection 7a7 does not apply with respect to employees of the ,department of ,defense4 #d4 ,required exemptions for certain schools mandating ,,covid-#ai vaccine 7a7 ,in general ,if a school requires a student to receive a ,,covid-#ai vaccine as a condition on enrollment or continued enrollment1 the ,secretary of ,education may not award any financial assistance to such school1 directly or indirectly through a ,state educational agency or local educational agency1 unless the school provides the following exemptions from such requirement3 7#a7 ,religious exemption ,based on an objection in good faith that immunization would violate the student's religious beliefs4 7#b7 ,medical exemption ,based on a certification-- 7,a7 by a physician that immunization of the student is medically inadvisable2 or 7,b7 by a public health authority of the relevant ,state or locality that immunization for students in a category in which such student belongs is medically inadvisable4 7#c7 ,reasons of conscience exemption ,based on an objection in good faith that immunization would violate reasons of conscience4 7#d7 ,natural immunity exemption ,based on the student having had ,,covid-#ai and acquired natural immunity4 7b7 ,form ,an objection or certification described in paragraph 7#a71 7#b71 7#c71 or 7#d7 of subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in writing to the chief official of the school by1 as applicable1 the student or the student's parent or legal guardian4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,the terms elementary school and secondary school have the meanings given to such terms in section #haja of the ,elementary and ,secondary ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74 7#b7 ,the term institution of higher education has the meaning given to such term in section #aja of the ,higher ,education ,act of #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja74 7#c7 ,the term school means a public or private kindergarten1 a public or private elementary school or secondary school1 or an institution of higher education4