# What This Bill Does

This bill would prevent the federal government from using taxpayer money to create or maintain records that track which specific people have received COVID-19 vaccines. In other words, it would ban federal funding for any database or system that connects someone's identity to their vaccination status.

The bill targets agencies like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which currently maintain vaccination records as part of public health monitoring. Under this proposal, the federal government couldn't spend money to keep those records or collect new ones. This would essentially stop the government from building or maintaining centralized lists of who got vaccinated and when.

The practical impact would be significant for public health tracking and medical research. Health officials currently use vaccination data to monitor disease outbreaks, identify which populations need more outreach, and study vaccine effectiveness. Eliminating federal funding for this data collection could make it harder for the government to respond quickly to future disease threats or understand how well vaccines are working across different communities. It could also complicate efforts by hospitals and doctors to access vaccination records when treating patients. However, the bill wouldn't necessarily prevent state or local governments from keeping their own records, nor would it stop private healthcare providers from maintaining vaccination information for their patients—it only restricts what the federal government can fund.

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to maintain or collect information that can be used to identify any individual to whom a COVID-19 vaccine is administered, and for other purposes.

Biggs, Andy

 <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to maintain a database or collect information that can be used to identify an individual's COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccination status.</p>