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This Concurrent Resolution urges the United States Congress to avoid creating a "vaccine passport," which is a document or digital record indicating an individual's COVID-19 vaccination status, and to prevent the passage of any laws that would limit a person's ability to travel, conduct business, practice their religion, or attend school based on whether they have received a COVID-19 vaccine. The resolution emphasizes that no COVID-19 vaccine has been fully approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and that federal law and ethical guidelines prohibit mandating experimental treatments, citing principles like the Nuremberg Code and the Declaration of Helsinki, which protect individuals from being coerced into medical experiments. It also references North Dakota's state constitution, which guarantees fundamental rights like liberty and the pursuit of happiness, and expresses concern that vaccine passports could threaten privacy and equal treatment.