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HR 5480 117th Congress House Labor and Employment Administrative law and regulatory procedures Department of Labor Employment discrimination and employee rights First Amendment rights Immunology and vaccination Religion Worker safety and health

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.

Introduced: October 5, 2021 Introduced by: Estes, Ron Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now October 5, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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