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HR 4980 117th Congress House Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Transportation safety and security

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United…

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To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 6, 2021 Introduced by: Torres, Ritchie Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Aug 7, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
Aug 6, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Aug 6, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a U.S. territory is fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The TSA must also ensure that there is an exception to the requirement for an individual who is ineligible or medically unable to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

What's happening now August 7, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.

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All 2 Democratic 1
Kahele, Kaiali'i
· Sep 28, 2021
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Case, Ed
Hawaii · Aug 17, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4980: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4980/
MLA
"H.R. 4980: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4980/.
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H.R. 4980, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4980/.
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[H.R. 4980: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4980/)
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