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.
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.
Plain Language Summary
# HR 119 Summary **What the Bill Would Do** This bill would prevent organizations that received federal COVID-19 relief money from requiring their employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. If an organization violates this rule, it would be required to return the federal funds it received. The bill covers entities that got money from various COVID relief packages passed during the pandemic. **Who It Affects** The bill would impact employers across the country—hospitals, schools, businesses, nonprofits, and government agencies—that both received pandemic relief funding and implemented vaccine mandates for their workforce.
It also affects employees at these organizations by potentially restricting employers' ability to set vaccine requirements. **Current Status** The bill was introduced by Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Arizona) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full House. The bill addresses ongoing debates about vaccine mandates, employee medical freedom, and the conditions attached to federal relief funding.
CRS Official Summary
This bill prohibits any entity that receives specified COVID-19 relief funds from mandating that its employees receive COVID-19 vaccines. An entity that violates this prohibition must return the funding it received.
Latest 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.