School Vaccine Religious Exemptions: Federal Funding Restrictions
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This bill faces strong opposition from public health advocates and is unlikely to gain the bipartisan support needed to pass the Senate.
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Students and families who object to vaccines on religious grounds would gain a guaranteed, no-questions-asked exemption from school vaccination requirements for enrollment, sports, activities, or employment. At the same time, the rest of the student body faces a higher chance of exposure to preventable diseases like measles if vaccination rates drop in schools that must honor unverified religious claims to keep federal funding.
“an individual may be exempted from such requirement if such individual (or their parent or guardian, in the case of an individual who is a child) asserts that receiving the vaccination would violate a sincerely held religious belief”
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
GRACE Act
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