S. 3248, Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act
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S. 3248, the Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act, is a Senate bill introduced November 18, 2021 by Rubio, for himself, Braun, Cramer and Scott of Florida, and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. It is to allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended COVID–19 relief funds to pay fines on behalf of employers for violating the emergency temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued with respect to that standard. Section 2 defines COVID–19 relief funds as amounts appropriated by the Federal Government for COVID–19 response or relief, including amounts appropriated under the CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).
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“S. 3248, Protecting Working Families from Federal Overreach Act.”
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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 3248
To allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended COVID–19 relief
funds to pay fines on behalf of employers for violating the emergency
temporary standard issued by the Department of Labor relating to
COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued with re-
spect to such emergency temporary standard, and for other purposes.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
NOVEMBER 18, 2021
Mr. RUBIO (for himself, Mr. BRAUN, Mr. CRAMER, and Mr. SCOTT of Florida)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To allow States and Tribal entities to use unexpended
COVID–19 relief funds to pay fines on behalf of employ-
ers for violating the emergency temporary standard
issued by the Department of Labor relating to COVID–
19 Vaccination and Testing and any final rule issued
with respect to such emergency temporary standard, 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,
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Working
3 Families from Federal Overreach Act’’.
4 SEC. 2. VIOLATIONS OF COVID–19 VACCINATION AND TEST-
5 ING REQUIREMENTS.
6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
7 sion of law, a State or Tribal entity may use unexpended
8 COVID–19 relief funds distributed to the State or Tribal
9 entity in order to pay, on behalf of an employer operating
10 in the State or on land under the jurisdiction of the Tribal
11 entity, any fine imposed on the employer for violating the
12 emergency temporary standard issued by the Department
13 of Labor relating to ‘‘COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing;
14 Emergency Temporary Standard’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 61402
15 (November 5, 2021)), or any final rule issued with respect
16 to such emergency temporary standard.
17 (b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
18 (1) COVID–19 RELIEF FUNDS.—The term
19 ‘‘COVID–19 relief funds’’ means amounts appro-
20 priated by the Federal Government for COVID–19
21 response or relief, including such amounts appro-
22 priated under—
23 (A) the CARES Act (Public Law 116–
24 136);
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25 (B) the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
26 2021 (Public Law 116–260); or
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1 (C) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
2 (Public Law 117–2).
3 (2) EMPLOYER.—The term ‘‘employer’’ has the
4 meaning given such term in section 3 of the Occupa-
5 tional Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C.
6 652).
7 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of
8 the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any ter-
9 ritory of the United States.
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