[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 12, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4398-S4399]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1101. Mr. LEE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to 
amendment SA 1092 submitted by Mrs. Murray (for herself and Ms. 
Collins) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4366, making 
appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans 
Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
2024, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. LET ME TRAVEL AMERICA.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Let Me 
     Travel America Act''.
       (b) Limitation on Authority of Surgeon General.--Section 
     361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide 
     the Surgeon General, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, or any Federal agency with the authority to mandate 
     vaccination against Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a 
     prerequisite for interstate travel, transportation, or 
     movement.''.
       (c) Interstate Common Carriers.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 805 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 80505. COVID-19 vaccination status

       ``(a) In General.--An entity described in subsection (b) 
     may not deny service to any

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     individual solely based on the vaccination status of the 
     individual with respect to the Coronavirus Disease 2019 
     (COVID-19).
       ``(b) Entity Described.--An entity referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a common carrier or any other entity, 
     including a rail carrier (as defined in section 10102, 
     including Amtrak), a motor carrier (as defined in section 
     13102), a water carrier (as defined in that section), and an 
     air carrier (as defined in section 40102), that--
       ``(1) provides interstate transportation of passengers; and
       ``(2) is subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Transportation or the Surface Transportation Board under this 
     title.
       ``(c) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section applies 
     to the regulation of intrastate travel, transportation, or 
     movement, including the intrastate transportation of 
     passengers.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The analysis for chapter 805 of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 80504 the following:

``80505. COVID-19 vaccination status.''.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section, or an 
     amendment made by this section, shall be construed to permit 
     or otherwise authorize Congress or an executive agency to 
     enact or otherwise impose a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
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