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SMALL GOVT Act of 2022

Introduced: March 3, 2022 Introduced by: Bilirakis, Gus M. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 4, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 3, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, 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.
Mar 3, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Stopping Mandates And Limiting Large Government Overreach by Valuing Truth Act of 2022 or the SMALL GOVT Act of 2022

This bill prohibits discrimination against individuals on the basis of their COVID-19 vaccination status or natural immunity to the virus. It also sets out informed consent requirements for COVID-19 vaccines.

Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to discriminate against (or induce discrimination against) an individual on the basis of COVID-19 vaccination status or natural immunity to the virus by, for example, restricting access to employment or health care.

The bill prohibits the use of federal funds to administer COVID-19 vaccines without a patient's informed consent. The informed consent must comply with applicable requirements for the state in which the vaccine is administered, and patients must confirm their consent in writing.

What's happening now March 4, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Donalds, Byron
Florida · Apr 11, 2022
 R
Cammack, Kat
Florida · Mar 3, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6914: SMALL GOVT Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6914/
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"H.R. 6914: SMALL GOVT Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6914/.
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H.R. 6914, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6914/.
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