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Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021

Introduced: October 22, 2021 Introduced by: Cloud, Michael Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Oct 22, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 22, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021

This bill creates a private right of action for an individual against an employer for a vaccine-related injury or death in connection with a COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5687: Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5687/
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"H.R. 5687: Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5687/.
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H.R. 5687, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5687/.
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