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Employment Freedom for All Act

Introduced: November 3, 2021 Introduced by: Tenney, Claudia Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Education and Labor, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in House
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Employment Freedom for All Act

This bill prohibits an employer from enforcing a noncompete agreement with an employee, or former employee, who has been fired for not receiving a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Federal Trade Commission and state attorneys general are authorized to enforce this bill.

What's happening now November 4, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Consumer Protection and Commerce.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 6
Gohmert, Louie
· Nov 3, 2021
 R
Guest, Michael
Mississippi · Nov 3, 2021
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Nov 3, 2021
Hice, Jody
· Nov 3, 2021
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Nov 3, 2021
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Nov 3, 2021
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Nov 3, 2021
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Nov 3, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5851: Employment Freedom for All Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5851/
MLA
"H.R. 5851: Employment Freedom for All Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5851/.
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H.R. 5851, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5851/.
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[H.R. 5851: Employment Freedom for All Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5851/)
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