,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #ca1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,cruz introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to prohibit vaccination       
mandates for ,,covid-#ai4  #a4 ,short   
title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no
 ,vaccine ,mandates ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 
,vaccinations  7a7 ,in general ,part ,i 
of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after chapter #aag 
the following3  #aag;,a ,vaccinations   
#bdca4 ,vaccinations  7a7 ,requirements 
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
paragraph 7#b71 it shall be unlawful    
to-- 7,a7 require any ,united ,states   
person to receive a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1
 whether such vaccine has received an   
emergency use authorization pursuant to 
section #efd of the ,federal ,food1     
,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4
 #cfj;bbb-#c71 or approval or licensure 
under section #eje of the ,federal      

,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba   
,u4,s4,c4 #cee7 or section #cea of the  
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #bfb72 or  7,b7 vaccinate with
 a ,,covid-#ai vaccine described in     
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 an individual   
under the age of #ah2 or  7ii7 an       
individual that lacks the capacity to   
exercise the right to consent to be     
vaccinated4  7#b7 ,exceptions ,paragraph
 7#a7 shall not apply if the individual1
 or if the individual is a minor or is  
otherwise unable to consent1 a parent1  
guardian1 conservator1 or               
attorney-in-fact of the individual1     
provides consent to be vaccinated4  7#c7
 ,sunset ,this subsection is effective  
beginning on the date of enactment of   
this section and ending on the date that
 is #e years after that date4  7b7      
,right ,to be informed ,any person that 
administers a vaccine for the           
coronavirus disease #bjai 7,,covid-#ai7 
shall1 consistent with medical ethics   
and applicable informed consent laws of 

the ,state in which the vaccine is      
administered and any applicable ,federal
 regulations related to informed consent
 laws1 disclose to any individual1      
before the vaccine is administered1 the 
risks associated with the vaccine so    
that the individual can make an informed
 decision4  7c7 ,protecting privacy     
7#a7 ,in general ,except as provided in 
subparagraph 7,b71 it shall be unlawful 
for any person to publicly disclose     
information about the ,,covid-#ai       
vaccination status of an individual     
without the express consent of the      
individual if the individual provided   
the information to the person-- 7,a7 as 
an employee in the context of an        
employer-employee relationship2  7,b7 as
 an independent contractor where the    
vaccination status was provided to the  
person to whom the contractor is        
providing services2  7,c7 as a consumer 
in the context of any consumer          
transaction2  7,d7 as a patient in order
 to obtain medical care or              

health-related services from any health 
care provider2 or  7,e7 the user of any 
technology application1 platform1 or    
service4  7#b7 ,requirements ,for       
purposes of this subsection1 an         
individual does not provide express     
consent to the disclosure of a          
,,covid-#ai vaccination status unless-- 
7,a7 the individual agrees to the       
circumstances of disclosure in writing2 
and  7,b7 the agreement is not          
conditioned on or contained within any  
other agreement4  7#c7 ,exception       
,paragraph 7#a7 shall not apply if the  
parent or guardian of the individual    
provides consent to the disclosure      
described in that subparagraph4  7d7    
,criminal penalties ,whoever knowingly  
violates subsection 7a7 or 7c7 shall be 
imprisoned not more than #a year1 fined 
in accordance with this title1 or both4 
7e7 ,civil penalties ,any person who    
receives the ,,covid-#ai vaccination    
status of an individual under           
circumstances that would create a       

reasonable expectation of privacy in    
that status1 including the circumstances
 listed in subparagraphs 7,a7 through   
7,e7 of subsection 7c77#a71 and who     
either intentionally or negligently     
discloses that status to the public     
without the consent of the individual1  
shall be subject to a civil fine not to 
exceed #be1jjj per disclosure or any    
actual damages suffered4  7f7           
,preemption ,this section does not      
annul1 alter1 or affect any law of any  
,state or local government that provides
 a greater level of privacy than the    
provisions in this section4  4  7b7     
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of chapters for part ,i of title 
#ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by inserting after the item relating to 
section #aag the following3  #aag;,a4   
,vaccinations#bdca  4