Freedom from Mandates Act
HR 119, the Freedom from Mandates Act, removes federal requirements for COVID-19 vaccination or testing in several key areas. It specifically nullifies Executive Orders 14042 (for federal contractors' safety protocols) and 14043 (for federal employee vaccinations), and prohibits the Secretary of Labor from requiring private employers to mandate vaccines or testing for employees. Additionally, it bars the Secretary of Health and Human Services from making vaccination or testing a condition for healthcare providers to participate in Medicare or Medicaid programs. The bill directly affects federal contractors, federal employees, private employers, and healthcare providers participating in federal health programs by eliminating these specific mandates.
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Introduction
Jan 2023
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Floor Vote
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Introduced Jan 9, 2023
Last action Dec 17, 2024
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Dec 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, 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.
lower
Jan 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 8 co-sponsors
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