H.R. 6395, No Mandates Act
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House bill 6395, the No Mandates Act, was introduced January 13, 2022 by Mr. BIGGS, with cosponsors named in the heading, and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and, in addition, other committees named in the heading. Section 2 provides that no agency may issue any rule, regulations, or guidance requiring any individual to receive a vaccination for COVID–19. Section 3 provides that a COVID–19 vaccination shall not be required for access to Federal property or Federal services. Section 4 bars entities that received Federal funds under a COVID–19 relief package from requiring a vaccination as a condition of providing any service, and lists the relief packages it covers.
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“H.R. 6395, No Mandates Act.”
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117TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 6395
To prohibit COVID–19 vaccination mandates, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 13, 2022
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. TIFFANY,
Mr. GAETZ, Mr. DUNCAN, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. BISHOP of North
Carolina, Mrs. MCCLAIN, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. POSEY, Mr.
HICE of Georgia, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. PERRY, Mr. GOSAR, Mr. SCHWEIKERT,
Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. BOEBERT, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. ROY, Mrs.
LESKO, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mrs. GREENE of Georgia, and Mr. MAST) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Reform, and in addition to the Committees on House Adminis-
tration, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently de-
termined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions
as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To prohibit COVID–19 vaccination mandates, 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. SHORT TITLE.
4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Mandates Act’’.
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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AGENCIES ISSUING VACCINE
2 MANDATES.
3 (a) IN GENERAL.—No agency may issue any rule,
4 regulations, or guidance requiring any individual to receive
5 a vaccination for COVID–19.
6 (b) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term
7 ‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551
8 of title 5, United States Code.
9 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING PROOF OF COVID–19
10 VACCINATION FOR FEDERAL ACCESS.
11 A vaccination for COVID–19 shall not be required
12 for access to Federal property or Federal services, or for
13 access to congressional grounds or services.
14 SEC. 4. FEDERAL FUNDING RESTRICTIONS.
15 (a) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—No entity that received
16 Federal funds under a COVID–19 relief package or that
17 receives any other Federal funds after the date of the en-
18 actment of this Act may require any individual to have
19 received a vaccination for COVID–19 as a condition of
20 such entity providing any service to such individual.
21 (b) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Any entity that does not
22 comply with subsection (a) shall be required to pay to the
23 Government an amount equal to the sum of all funds such
24 entity received.
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1 (c) COVID–19 RELIEF PACKAGE DEFINED.—In this
2 section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 relief package’’ means any
3 of the following:
4 (1) CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9001 et seq.; Public
5 Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 281).
6 (2) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
7 Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law
8 116–123; 134 Stat. 146).
9 (3) Families First Coronavirus Response Act
10 (Public Law 116–127; 134 Stat. 178).
11 (4) Paycheck Protection Program and Health
12 Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139; 134
13 Stat. 620).
14 (5) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
15 (Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 1182).
16 (6) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
17 Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 41).
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