SJRES 29
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A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing…
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Dec 9, 2021
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 9, 2021
Held at the desk.
Dec 9, 2021
Received in the House.
Dec 8, 2021
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 489.(text: CR S9034)
Dec 8, 2021
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S9007, S9034)
Dec 8, 2021
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S9007)
Dec 8, 2021
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 489. (text: CR S9034)
Dec 8, 2021
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 178.
Dec 8, 2021
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).
Nov 17, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Nov 17, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.
Under the standard issued on November 5, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
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Barrasso, John
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Blackburn, Marsha
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Boozman, John
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Capito, Shelley Moore
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Cassidy, Bill
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Collins, Susan M.
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Cornyn, John
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Cotton, Tom
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Cramer, Kevin
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Crapo, Mike
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Cruz, Ted
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Daines, Steve
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Ernst, Joni
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Fischer, Deb
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Graham, Lindsey
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Grassley, Chuck
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Hagerty, Bill
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Hawley, Josh
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Hoeven, John
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
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Johnson, Ron
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Kennedy, John
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Lankford, James
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Lee, Mike
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
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Marshall, Roger
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McConnell, Mitch
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Moran, Jerry
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Murkowski, Lisa
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Paul, Rand
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Risch, James E.
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Rounds, Mike
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Scott, Rick
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Scott, Tim
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Sullivan, Dan
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Thune, John
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Tillis, Thomas
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Tuberville, Tommy
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Wicker, Roger F.
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Young, Todd
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-29/
"S.J. Res. 29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-29/.
S.J. Res. 29, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-29/.
[S.J. Res. 29: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-SJRES-29/)