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H.R. 5835 117th Congress House

Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to establish, implement, or enforce any vaccine mandate.

Introduced: November 5, 2021 See on congress.gov
Health
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It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to establish, implement, or enforce vaccine mandates.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5450 Blocking Joseph Robinette Biden’s Overreaching Vaccine Mandates Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 1
Lesko, Debbie
· Jan 12, 2022
 R
Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Nov 5, 2021
Duncan, Jeff
· Nov 4, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Nov 4, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5835: Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5835/
MLA
"H.R. 5835: Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5835/.
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H.R. 5835, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5835/.
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[H.R. 5835: Defund Federal Vaccine Mandates Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5835/)
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