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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing…

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Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".

Introduced: November 5, 2021 Introduced by: Gosar, Paul A. Republican · Arizona See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This joint resolution nullifies an Occupational Safety and Health Administration emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.

Under the standard issued on November 5, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.

What's happening now November 5, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Nov 9, 2021
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Nov 9, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 62: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-62/
MLA
"H.J. Res. 62: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-62/.
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H.J. Res. 62, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-62/.
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[H.J. Res. 62: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HJRES-62/)
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