S 3485 United States Senate · 117th Congress

SERVIS Act

Summary
Securing Enfranchisement and the Rights of Voters regardless of Inoculation Status Act or the SERVIS Act This bill prohibits requiring voters to present vaccine passports or other information regarding their COVID-19 vaccination status, and also restricts masking requirements, for voting in federal elections. Specifically, the bill makes it unlawful for any state or political subdivision to require a voter to present a vaccine passport or other information regarding the voter's COVID-19 vaccination status. Further, a state or political subdivision may require a voter to wear a mask in order to enter a polling location only under certain circumstances. In particular, the state or political subdivision must (1) make masks readily available and at no cost to the voter and to an individual who accompanies the voter, and (2) provide reasonable accommodation from such masking requirement to an individual with a disability.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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Jan 2022
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Introduced Jan 12, 2022 Last action Jan 12, 2022
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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Jan 12, 2022
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