# 117-hr-4980: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

117-hr-4980, To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4980
- Congress: 117
- Title: To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security.
- Introduced: 2021-08-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Ritchie [D-NY-15] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2021-08-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2021-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2021-12-13T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-4980 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4980)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4980 (as of 2026-10-15).