H.R. 6829House117th Congress (2021-2023)In Committee

Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022

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The Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022 seeks to stop the Department of Health and Human Services and the Federal Aviation Administration from imposing health‑related requirements—such as testing, vaccination, quarantine, isolation, or mask mandates—on people traveling or conducting interstate commerce. It changes existing public health and aviation laws so those agencies cannot require those measures for communicable diseases, affecting travelers, airlines, and anyone engaged in interstate or domestic air commerce.

Key Provisions

Amends the Public Health Service Act to remove authority for HHS to require individuals to undergo screening, testing, treatment (including vaccination), quarantine, isolation, or to wear face coverings in relation to communicable diseases.
Adds a new subsection explicitly stating HHS may not impose those health requirements under the amended law.
Amends Title 49 of the U.S. Code to prohibit the FAA from issuing safety regulations that require screening, testing, vaccination, quarantine, isolation, or face coverings for domestic air commerce.

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

February 28, 2022

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Introduced in House

February 25, 2022

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Energy and Commerce Committee

February 25, 2022

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Aviation Subcommittee

February 28, 2022

HouseCommittee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Health Subcommittee

February 28, 2022

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Introduced in HouseIssued February 25, 2022

117th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 6829

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2022

Mr. Brooks (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Perry, Mr. Mast, Mr. Babin, Mr. Tiffany, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, and Mr. Donalds) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to regulate interstate commerce relating to communicable diseases, to amend title 49, United States Code, to limit the authority of the Federal Aviation Administration to regulate air commerce relating to communicable diseases, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Freedom to Fly Maskless Act of 2022.

Limitation on quarantine regulations

Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 264) is amended—

(1)

in subsection (c), by striking Except as provided in subsection (d), regulations prescribed and inserting Regulations prescribed;

(2)

by striking subsection (d);

(3)

by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d); and

(4)

after making such redesignation, by adding at the end the following:

(e)

Notwithstanding subsection (a), and subject to subsection (c), nothing in this section authorizes requiring individuals—

(1)

to undergo screening, testing, or treatment, including vaccination;

(2)

to quarantine or isolate; or

(3)

to wear face coverings.

Limitation on air commerce safety regulations

Section 44701 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(g)

Prohibition on regulations relating to certain health requirements

(1)

In general

Notwithstanding subsection (a)(5), the Administrator may not prescribe any regulations or minimum standards for safety in air commerce that require an individual to—

(A)

undergo screening, testing, or treatment, including vaccination, for any communicable disease;

(B)

quarantine or isolate as a result of exposure, or potential exposure, to a communicable disease; or

(C)

wear a face covering.

(2)

Definition

In this subsection, the term air commerce has the meaning given such term in section 40102 but does not include foreign air commerce.