# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 2323

This bill would prevent airlines and Amtrak from requiring passengers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 in order to buy a ticket or board a train. Right now, some airlines have policies that deny service to unvaccinated passengers. This bill would make that illegal, meaning airlines and Amtrak would have to allow anyone to travel with them regardless of their vaccination status. The bill applies to all air carriers operating in the United States, so it would affect every major airline if it became law.

The bill also includes two additional restrictions on the federal government. First, it prohibits the government from using federal money to create or maintain databases that track which people have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Second, it prevents any federal agency from creating or enforcing rules that would deny someone access to transportation based on their vaccination status. This means the government couldn't use federal funding to support any policy that restricts travel for unvaccinated individuals.

The practical effect would be straightforward: if you're unvaccinated and currently unable to fly or take Amtrak due to their vaccination requirements, this bill would remove those barriers and allow you to travel. However, it's important to note that other health and safety requirements for travel—like showing identification or following security procedures—would remain in place. The bill only addresses vaccination status specifically.

To prohibit airlines and Amtrak from conditioning the provision of transportation services to any individual on such individual having been vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

LaMalfa, Doug

 <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit air carriers and the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) from denying an individual air or passenger rail transportation because such individual has not been vaccinated against COVID-19. </p> <p>Additionally, the bill prohibits the obligation or expenditure of federal funds (1) to create a database of individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19; or (2) by any federal agency to develop, implement, or enforce any federal law, rule, regulation, guidance, or policy denying individuals access to transportation or preventing such individual from traveling because they have not been vaccinated against COVID-19.</p>