HR 6223
117th Congress
House
Immigration
Border security and unlawful immigration
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Department of Homeland Security
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Law enforcement officers
Worker safety and health
BASE Act
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 10, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Dec 9, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Dec 9, 2021
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Border Agents Stay Employed Act or the BASE Act
This bill prohibits using federal funds to require any U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer or employee to receive a COVID-19 vaccine.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
23
R
Higgins, Clay
R
Biggs, Andy
R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
R
Steube, W. Gregory
R
Babin, Brian
R
Bice, Stephanie I.
Burgess, Michael
R
Cloud, Michael
R
Feenstra, Randy
R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
Gibbs, Bob
R
Gimenez, Carlos A.
R
Guthrie, Brett
R
Hinson, Ashley
R
Jackson, Ronny
Jacobs, Chris
Katko, John
R
Mast, Brian J.
McKinley, David
R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
R
Moore, Barry
R
Norman, Ralph
R
Stefanik, Elise M.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6223: BASE Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6223/
"H.R. 6223: BASE Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6223/.
H.R. 6223, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6223/.
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