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H.R. 1374 118th Congress House

Ending COVID Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act

Official title: To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit the imposition of COVID-19 vaccine mandates by institutions of higher education, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2023 Introduced by: Claudia Tenney Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.
Mar 3, 2023
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 Latest action March 3, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending COVID Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act

This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds or participating in federal higher education programs if the IHE imposes a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. COVID-19 vaccine mandate means any requirement that an individual receive an immunization that is intended to prevent or mitigate COVID-19 as a condition of that individual's admission to, enrollment in, attendance at, or employment at an IHE.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1374: Ending COVID Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1374/
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"H.R. 1374: Ending COVID Vaccine Mandates for Colleges and Universities Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1374/.
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H.R. 1374, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-1374/.
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