A bill to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security and any officer or employee of the Social Security Administration from requiring that any individual be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of receiving benefits under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act.
USA117th CongressS-2998| Senate
| Updated: 10/19/2021
Rick Scott
Republican Senator
Florida
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from requiring vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of receiving Social Security retirement, disability, or survivor benefits. The prohibition also applies to receipt of Supplemental Security Income (a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled and have limited income and resources).
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Social Welfare
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial security and elderly assistance
A bill to prohibit the Commissioner of Social Security and any officer or employee of the Social Security Administration from requiring that any individual be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of receiving benefits under titles II or XVI of the Social Security Act.
USA117th CongressS-2998| Senate
| Updated: 10/19/2021
This bill prohibits the Social Security Administration from requiring vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of receiving Social Security retirement, disability, or survivor benefits. The prohibition also applies to receipt of Supplemental Security Income (a federal assistance program that provides monthly cash payments to individuals who are aged, blind, or disabled and have limited income and resources).
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Rick Scott
Republican Senator
Florida
Finance Committee
Social Welfare
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthDisability assistanceEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesPoverty and welfare assistanceSocial security and elderly assistance