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Proposed Ban on Vaccine Mandates for Federal COVID-19 Relief Recipients

Original title: To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

January 3, 2025

COVID-19 vaccine mandates federal funding employment law

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Where This Stands

Introduced

Committee

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Currently in_committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.

Last action

Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Jan 3, 2025

Lead sponsor

Andy Biggs

Version history

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The Frame

What this does

If passed, this legislation would restrict the ability of private and public entities that accepted federal pandemic aid to set their own workplace vaccination policies.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

Entities receiving federal COVID-19 relief funds

These organizations would be prohibited from enforcing employee COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Employees of relief-funded entities

These individuals would no longer be subject to employer-mandated COVID-19 vaccinations if their employer received federal relief funds.

What changed

Current stage: in_committee.

What's next

Floor Vote.

Summary

This bill proposes to prohibit any organization that received federal COVID-19 relief funding from requiring its employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine. The bill has been introduced and referred to two House committees for initial review.

Key Facts

The bill prohibits entities receiving federal COVID-19 relief funds from mandating COVID-19 vaccinations for employees.
The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The bill is currently in the initial committee referral stage of the legislative process.

Why It Matters

If passed, this legislation would restrict the ability of private and public entities that accepted federal pandemic aid to set their own workplace vaccination policies.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill apply to all employers?

No, it specifically targets entities that received federal funds from COVID-19 relief packages.

Has this bill become law?

No, it has only been introduced and referred to committees for consideration.

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Conditioning Federal Aid

The bill attempts to use federal funding as a mechanism to regulate internal employment policies of private and public entities.

Committee on Oversight and Government Reform

Connected Entities

organizationCommittee on Energy and Commerce“House committee assigned to review the bill.”Map →

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