Freedom from Mandates Act has not moved since its introduction on Jan 3, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 137 words.
Freedom from Mandates Act This bill nullifies certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 safety and prohibits the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking specified actions with respect to vaccination against COVID-19. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 14042 (relating to ensuring adequate COVID-19 safety protocols for federal contractors) and Executive Order 14043 (requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees). Labor may not issue any rule requiring employers to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID-19 or requiring testing of employees who are unvaccinated. HHS may not (1) require a health care provider, as a condition of participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program, to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID-19 or require testing of employees who are unvaccinated; or (2) otherwise penalize such a provider for failure to mandate such vaccination or require such testing.
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
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- Sponsor
- 1 of 854 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 210 words
- Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory proceduresCardiovascular and respiratory healthDepartment of LaborEmergency medical services and trauma careGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementImmunology and vaccination +7 more
- Latest action
- Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
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