Dr. Joyce Introduces PASSPORT Act to Defend Americans? Medical Freedom, Prevent Vaccine Passports

"As a nation, we must safeguard our individual rights and prevent further government overreach into our health and privacy."

Washington, DC Congressman John Joyce (PA-13) today introduced the Protecting Americans' Safety, Security, and Privacy Over Repressive Tyranny (PASSPORT) Act, which would prohibit federal funds from being used to develop, implement, support, or endorse vaccine passports.

"Safe and effective vaccines are important tools as our nation seeks to eradicate the COVID-19 pandemic and restore our communities. As a doctor, I believe that every American who wants a vaccine should be able to get one but that choice must remain solely with the individual," said Dr. Joyce. "Like many Americans, I am alarmed by proposals encouraging ?vaccine passports,' which would be a dangerous and radical infringement on Americans' fundamental rights. Today I introduced the Protecting Americans' Safety, Security, and Privacy Over Repressive Tyranny (PASSPORT) Act to defend Americans' medical freedom and prohibit taxpayer support for any attempt to restrict our liberties with vaccine passports. As a nation, we must safeguard our individual rights and prevent further government overreach into our health and privacy."

Dr. Joyce's legislation would prevent taxpayer dollars from supporting any system under which an individual is required to provide documentation that shows the vaccination status of an individual in order for that person to conduct an activity, including to travel or attend an event.

Read the full text of the PASSPORT Act here.

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