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Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden’s Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act

Introduced: October 21, 2021 Introduced by: Harshbarger, Diana Republican · Tennessee See on congress.gov

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Oct 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sep 30, 2021

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

Sep 30, 2021

Introduced in House

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Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden's Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act

This bill restricts implementation and enforcement of COVID-19 vaccine mandates, including in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services may not require, as a condition of participation in the programs, that providers mandate COVID-19 vaccination for their employees, or otherwise penalize participating providers that do not mandate such vaccination.

The bill also prohibits the use of federal funds to implement or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

What's happening now October 1, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 5

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee
Oversight and Government Reform Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 25

Bentz, Cliff

Oregon · Mar 11, 2022

Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"

Arkansas · Oct 28, 2021

Palmer, Gary J.

Alabama · Oct 25, 2021

Norman, Ralph

South Carolina · Oct 22, 2021

Fitzgerald, Scott

Wisconsin · Oct 21, 2021

Lamborn, Doug

· Oct 21, 2021

Miller, Mary E.

Illinois · Oct 21, 2021

Steube, W. Gregory

Florida · Oct 21, 2021

Timmons, William R.

South Carolina · Oct 20, 2021

Tennessee · Oct 15, 2021

Van Drew, Jefferson

New Jersey · Oct 12, 2021

Bishop, Dan

· Oct 8, 2021

Murphy, Gregory F.

North Carolina · Oct 8, 2021

Carter, Earl L. "Buddy"

Georgia · Sep 30, 2021

Duncan, Jeff

· Sep 30, 2021

Estes, Ron

Kansas · Sep 30, 2021

Guest, Michael

Mississippi · Sep 30, 2021

Florida · Sep 30, 2021

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5450: Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden’s Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5450/

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