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Health Care Workforce Protection from Mandates Act

Introduced: October 19, 2021 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
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Oct 20, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 19, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 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.
Oct 19, 2021
Introduced in House
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Health Care Workforce Protection from Mandates Act

This bill prohibits the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) from requiring health care providers to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for their employees as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, unless the CMS certifies that such a requirement would not result in any staffing shortages.

What's happening now October 20, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5627: Health Care Workforce Protection from Mandates Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5627/
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"H.R. 5627: Health Care Workforce Protection from Mandates Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5627/.
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H.R. 5627, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5627/.
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[H.R. 5627: Health Care Workforce Protection from Mandates Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5627/)
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