S. 171 — Introduced in Senate

II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 171 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 31, 2023Mr. Cruz introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions A BILL To prohibit the consideration of patients' race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology or speech in determining eligibility for COVID–19 treatments and vaccines distributed by the Federal Government. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ending Discrimination in COVID–19 Treatments Act. 2. Eligibility to receive COVID–19 treatments and vaccines The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall require States, local governmental entities, and private entities, as a condition for receipt from the Federal Government of any COVID–19 treatment or vaccine, or any funding or other items related to any such treatment or vaccine, to ensure that determinations of patient eligibility for such treatment or vaccine do not take into consideration the race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, vaccination status, veteran status, or political ideology or speech of a patient.