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HR 6275 117th Congress House Immigration Border security and unlawful immigration Cardiovascular and respiratory health Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice Department of the Interior Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Emergency medical services and trauma care Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Law enforcement officers

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the…

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To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.

Introduced: December 14, 2021 Introduced by: Mace, Nancy Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Dec 22, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Dec 15, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.
Dec 14, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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.
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits using federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to certain federal employees or require such federal employees to receive the vaccine as a condition of employment. Specifically, this bill shall apply to any officer or employee of (1) the U.S. Border Patrol, (2) the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or (3) the Department of the Interior or the Drug Enforcement Administration engaged in the construction or maintenance of a border barrier along the southern U.S. border.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6275: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6275/
MLA
"H.R. 6275: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6275/.
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H.R. 6275, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6275/.
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[H.R. 6275: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6275/)
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