S 3079
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
Immunology and vaccination
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Public contracts and procurement
Worker safety and health
Keeping Our COVID–19 Heroes Employed Act
Introduced: October 26, 2021
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 26, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Oct 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act
This bill exempts essential workers from COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by the federal government and contractors, public entities that received federal COVID-19 relief funds, and private entities that received any federal funds.
An essential worker is an individual who was deemed to be essential or exempted from response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic by a state, tribe, or territory.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees of jurisdiction
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