H.R. 5360 · 117th Congress · House

Freedom from Mandates Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Sep 24, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. SEP 27, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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.

  5. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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.

  6. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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.

  7. SEP 24, 2021•IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, 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.

  8. SEP 24, 2021•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 27, 2021

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

Active

Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

Active

Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

Active

Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Sep 24, 2021

Active