H.R. 5480 · 117th Congress · House

To clarify the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to rules issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and to amend such Act to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes.

Active· Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Introduced
Oct 5, 21
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

This bill places certain restrictions on employer-based vaccination requirements.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard that requires employers to ensure their employees receive a vaccine.

In addition, the bill expressly applies the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to occupational health and safety rules issued by Labor. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means.

Action Timeline

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  1. OCT 05, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. OCT 05, 2021IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. OCT 05, 2021IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Committees

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Oct 5, 2021

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