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Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act

Introduced: January 20, 2022 Introduced by: McClain, Lisa C. Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Dec 16, 2021
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Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act

This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to implement or enforce the Department of Health and Human Services' rule titled Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs, published on November 30, 2021, or any substantially similar rule, regulation, or agency statement.

What's happening now December 16, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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 Cosponsors 5
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Cawthorn, Madison
· Jan 20, 2022
 R
Johnson, Dusty
South Dakota · Jan 20, 2022
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jan 20, 2022
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Dec 16, 2021
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Dec 16, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6312: Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6312/
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"H.R. 6312: Preventing Mandates on Toddlers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6312/.
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H.R. 6312, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6312/.
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