H. R. 5106, 117th Congress — Entity That Receives Federal Funds from the COVID Relief Packages
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House bill 5106 is a bill to prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes. Biggs, for himself and other named members, introduced it on August 27, 2021, and it was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce. Section 1 provides that an entity receiving Federal funds from a COVID relief package may not mandate that any employee of the entity receives a COVID–19 vaccine. An entity in violation shall return any funds received from the COVID relief package to the Federal Government. The definition of COVID relief package includes the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136) and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–2).
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 5106
To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief
packages from mandating employees receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
AUGUST 27, 2021
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. GAETZ, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. DUN-
CAN, Mr. HICE of Georgia, Mr. MAST, Mr. STEUBE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr.
GOHMERT, Mr. TIFFANY, and Mr. MOONEY) introduced the following bill;
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in
addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 con-
cerned
A BILL
To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from
the COVID relief packages from mandating employees
receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.
1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
3 SECTION 1. COVID RELIEF PACKAGE FUNDING RESTRIC-
4 TION.
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5 (a) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—Any entity that re-
6 ceives Federal funds from a COVID relief package may
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1 not mandate that any employee of such entity receives a
2 COVID–19 vaccine.
3 (b) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Any entity that is in viola-
4 tion of subsection (a) shall return any funds received from
5 the COVID relief package to the Federal Government.
6 (c) COVID RELIEF PACKAGE DEFINED.—In this
7 section, the term ‘‘COVID relief package’’ means any of
8 the following:
9 (1) CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).
10 (2) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
11 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law
12 116–123).
13 (3) Families First Coronavirus Response Act
14 (Public Law 116–127).
15 (4) Paycheck Protection Program and Health
16 Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139).
17 (5) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
18 (Public Law 116–260).
19 (6) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
20 Law 117–2).
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