Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.), Chairman of House Freedom Caucus, on Thursday introduced a bill that would prohibit federal government agencies from issuing or requiring “vaccine passports,” according to a copy of the legislation first obtained by The Hill.
The bill, entitled the “No Vaccine Passports Act,” would stipulate that federal agencies cannot issue standardized documentation showing that a person has received a COVID-19 vaccine, nor that they require proof of a COVID-19 vaccine. to access federal lands.
“Vaccine passports will not help our country recover from COVID-19; instead, they will simply impose more Big Brother surveillance on our society,” Biggs said in a statement to The Hill.
Biggs quoted Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis
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The bill has 18 co-sponsors, most of which are members of the House Freedom Caucus. Among the co-sponsors are Reps. Louie Gohmert
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The legislation faces an uphill battle for passage in the Democrat-controlled House, and officials from the Biden administration have repeatedly made it clear that they do not intend to support or be involved in a federalized vaccine passport program and instead of these would go to the private sector because of the need for some form of documentation.
“The government is not in place now, nor will we support a system that requires Americans to have ID. There will be no federal vaccination database and no federal mandate requiring everyone to obtain a single vaccination certificate,” said the press secretary. the White House. Jen Psaki
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“Our interest is very simply of the federal government, namely US privacy and rights must be protected so that these systems are not used unfairly against people,” added Psaki.
While no true vaccine passport system has been put in place, and agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) have questioned their potential usefulness, that hasn’t stopped conservatives from going pre-emptively against the concept.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued an executive order on Monday banning vaccine passports, saying a system to track down those vaccinated against COVID-19 infringes the rights of citizens.
Greene, the controversial congressman whose conspiratorial comments have even been criticized by some in her own party, last week called the proposal a form of “corporate communism.”
The opposition comes as polls show Republicans are among the least likely groups to say they will definitely get the coronavirus vaccine. Biggs has previously spoken out against the mandate that requires Americans to wear masks or receive the coronavirus vaccine.
Some public health experts have argued that requiring proof of vaccination could make Americans feel safer as they return to regular activities during the pandemic, such as attending major events or eating inside a restaurant. But business leaders are divided on the idea and are reluctant to embrace a system that could discriminate against those who hesitate for one reason or another.
Scott Kirby, CEO of United Airlines, said at an event with the Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday that he thinks it is almost certain that there will be a requirement to prove complete vaccination to travel from the US to somewhere like Asia.
“I support some sort of vaccine passport as a way to start opening up international borders,” he said.
“I suspect we’re not going to do that domestically, and hopefully we’ll get close enough to bolster the immunity that we’re okay,” he said. “I don’t see it happening in the US”