| 4 | | - | AN ACT |
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| 5 | + | To eliminate the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on health care providers |
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| 6 | + | furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs. |
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| 7 | + | IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 8 | + | JANUARY25, 2023 |
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| 9 | + | Mr. D |
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| 10 | + | UNCAN(for himself, Mrs. RODGERSof Washington, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. |
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| 12 | + | UNNof Florida, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. |
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| 14 | + | ILSONof South Carolina, Mr. POSEY, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. JOHNSON |
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| 15 | + | of Louisiana, Ms. M |
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| 16 | + | ACE, Mr. CLOUD, Mr. AUSTINSCOTTof Georgia, Mr. |
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| 18 | + | ARL, Mr. ELLZEY, Mr. WEBERof Texas, Mrs. GREENEof Georgia, Mr. |
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| 20 | + | ATTA, Ms. VANDUYNE, Mr. TIMMONS, Mr. ARMSTRONG, Mr. |
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| 22 | + | ESCHENTHALER, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. PERRY, Mrs. MILLERof Illinois, |
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| 24 | + | RAWFORD, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. RUTH- |
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| 25 | + | ERFORD, Mr. JACKSONof Texas, Mr. LAMALFA, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. |
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| 33 | + | MICK, Mr. BUCHANAN, Mr. BISHOPof North Carolina, Mrs. LUNA, Mrs. |
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| 35 | + | ARSHBARGER, Mr. MOOREof Alabama, Mr. MILLERof Ohio, and Mr. |
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| 37 | + | ERGUSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com- |
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| 38 | + | mittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on |
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| 39 | + | Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the |
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| 40 | + | Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within |
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| 41 | + | the jurisdiction of the committee concerned |
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| 42 | + | A BILL |
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| 9 | | - | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 2 |
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| 10 | | - | •HR 497 EH |
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| 11 | | - | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 |
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| 12 | | - | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom for Health 2 |
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| 13 | | - | Care Workers Act’’. 3 |
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| 14 | | - | SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COVID–19 VACCINE MANDATE ON 4 |
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| 15 | | - | HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FURNISHING 5 |
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| 16 | | - | ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN FED-6 |
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| 17 | | - | ERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. 7 |
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| 18 | | - | The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 8 |
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| 19 | | - | not implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule 9 |
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| 20 | | - | entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus 10 |
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| 21 | | - | COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ published by 11 |
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| 22 | | - | the Department of Health and Human Services on No-12 |
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| 23 | | - | vember 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61555) and may not pro-13 |
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| 24 | | - | mulgate any substantially similar rule. 14 |
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| 25 | | - | Passed the House of Representatives January 31, |
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| 26 | | - | 2023. |
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| 27 | | - | Attest: |
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| 28 | | - | Clerk. 118 |
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| 36 | | - | H. R. 497 |
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| 37 | | - | AN ACT |
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| 38 | | - | To eliminate the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on |
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| 39 | | - | health care providers furnishing items and serv- |
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| 40 | | - | ices under certain Federal health care programs. |
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| 50 | + | tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 |
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| 51 | + | SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 |
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| 52 | + | This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom for Health 4 |
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| 53 | + | Care Workers Act’’. 5 |
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| 54 | + | SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COVID–19 VACCINE MANDATE ON 6 |
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| 55 | + | HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FURNISHING 7 |
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| 56 | + | ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN FED-8 |
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| 57 | + | ERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS. 9 |
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| 58 | + | The Secretary of Health and Human Services may 10 |
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| 59 | + | not implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule 11 |
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| 60 | + | entitled ‘‘Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus 12 |
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| 61 | + | COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination’’ published by 13 |
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| 62 | + | the Department of Health and Human Services on No-14 |
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| 63 | + | vember 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61555) and may not pro-15 |
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| 64 | + | mulgate any substantially similar rule. 16 |
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