[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5204 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5204

      To require certain passengers, employees, contractors, and 
     subcontractors of Amtrak and air carriers to provide proof of 
   vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test for COVID-19 for 
     certain transportation or employment, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 10, 2021

  Mr. Beyer introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
      To require certain passengers, employees, contractors, and 
     subcontractors of Amtrak and air carriers to provide proof of 
   vaccination against COVID-19 or a negative test for COVID-19 for 
     certain transportation or employment, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safe Travel Act''.

SEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR CARRIERS AND AIRPORTS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation, acting through 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall take 
such actions as are necessary to require all airports and air carriers 
operating in air transportation in the United States to require any 
patron of such airport or passenger of such air carrier to--
            (1) provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19; or
            (2) produce a negative test for COVID-19 within 72 hours 
        before entering the airport or flying in air transportation on 
        such air carrier.
    (b) Requirement for Employees and Contractors.--All airports and 
air carriers operating in air transportation in the United States shall 
require all employees or contractors of such airport or air carrier 
to--
            (1) provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19; or
            (2) produce at least once per week a negative test for 
        COVID-19.
    (c) Testing Policy.--All airports and air carriers covered under 
subsection (b) shall develop a testing policy to comply with subsection 
(b)(2).

SEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR AMTRAK.

    (a) In General.--Amtrak shall require all passengers of any train 
operated by Amtrak to--
            (1) provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19; or
            (2) produce a negative test for COVID-19 within 72 hours 
        before riding in interstate transportation on any Amtrak 
        operated train.
    (b) Requirement for Amtrak Employees and Contractors.--Any employee 
of Amtrak or any contractor or subcontractor of Amtrak shall be 
required to--
            (1) provide proof of vaccination against COVID-19; or
            (2) produce at least once per week a negative test for 
        COVID-19.
    (c) Testing Policy.--Amtrak shall develop a testing policy to 
comply with subsection (b)(2).
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