H.R. 119 · 118th Congress · House

Freedom from Mandates Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Introduced
Jan 9, 23
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. DEC 17, 2024•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  2. JAN 20, 2023•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

  3. JAN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. JAN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. JAN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

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

  6. JAN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

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

  7. JAN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

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

  8. JAN 09, 2023•IntroReferral

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

Committees

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Dec 17, 2024

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Health Subcommittee

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Referred: Jan 20, 2023

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: Jan 9, 2023

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Energy and Commerce Committee

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Referred: Jan 9, 2023

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Education and Workforce Committee

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Referred: Jan 9, 2023

Active

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: Jan 9, 2023

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