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    <item congress="117" measure-type="s" measure-number="3402" measure-id="id117s3402" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-12-15" update-date="2022-05-03">
        <title>Protecting Guides and Outfitters from Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates in the Great Outdoors Act</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117s3402v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2022-05-03">
            <action-date>2021-12-15</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Protecting Guides and Outfitters from Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates in the Great Outdoors Act</strong></p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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