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Protecting Guides and Outfitters from Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates in the Great Outdoors Act

Introduced: December 14, 2021 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jan 17, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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Protecting Guides and Outfitters from Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates in the Great Outdoors Act

This bill prohibits the denying of certain permit applications for activities on federal lands and waters for reasons based on the coronavirus vaccination status of applicants or their employees.

Specifically, the Department of the Interior shall not deny based on vaccination status (1) a commercial use authorization to provide services to visitors to National Park System units, or (2) a special recreation permit for specialized recreation uses of federal recreational lands and waters.

What's happening now January 24, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6263: Protecting Guides and Outfitters from Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates in the Great Outdoors Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6263/
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"H.R. 6263: Protecting Guides and Outfitters from Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates in the Great Outdoors Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6263/.
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H.R. 6263, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6263/.
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