Hearing on Repealing Mandatory Smallpox Vaccination for D.C. Students
July 20, 2026
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The Frame
The hearing addresses the potential removal of a mandatory health requirement for D.C. public school students, which would change the legal conditions for school enrollment in the District.
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District of Columbia public school students
The bill would remove the legal requirement for these students to receive a smallpox vaccination to attend school.
District of Columbia public school system
The school system would no longer be legally required to enforce the smallpox vaccination mandate for enrollment.
Last recorded activity July 20, 2026.
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Summary
Key Facts
- The hearing concerns H.R. 8747, a bill to repeal Section 274 of the revised statutes of the United States.
- Section 274 currently mandates compulsory smallpox vaccination for all public school students in the District of Columbia.
- The hearing was held by the Subcommittee on Labor, Social Services, and the International Community of the House Committee on the District of Columbia.
- The session took place during the second session of the Ninety-third Congress.
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Why It Matters
The hearing addresses the potential removal of a mandatory health requirement for D.C. public school students, which would change the legal conditions for school enrollment in the District.
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Discoveries
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Smallpox Mandate Re-evaluation
The document captures a specific moment in 1974 where federal law regarding smallpox vaccination in D.C. schools was being formally reconsidered.
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