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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION H. R. 79
To nullify certain Executive orders regarding COVID–19 vaccine mandates
and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating
vaccination against COVID–19, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY3, 2025
Mr. B
IGGSof Arizona (for himself and Mr. CLOUD) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce,
Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subse-
quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To nullify certain Executive orders regarding COVID–19
vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor
from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against
COVID–19, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom from Man-4
dates Act’’. 5
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SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 1
(a) S
AFETYPROTOCOLS FOR FEDERALCONTRAC-2
TORS.—Executive Order 14042 (86 Fed. Reg. 50985, re-3
lating to ensuring adequate COVID–19 safety protocols 4
for Federal contractors) shall have no force or effect. 5
(b) COVID–19 V
ACCINEREQUIREMENT.—Executive 6
Order 14043 (86 Fed. Reg. 50989, relating to requiring 7
COVID–19 vaccination for Federal employees) shall have 8
no force or effect. 9
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF RULES MANDATING VACCINA-10
TION. 11
The Secretary of Labor may not issue any rule re-12
quiring employers to mandate vaccination of employees 13
against COVID–19 or requiring testing of employees who 14
are unvaccinated against COVID–19. 15
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 16
COVID–19 VACCINATION MANDATES. 17
Notwithstanding any provision of title XI, XVIII, or 18
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 19
1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.), the Secretary of Health and 20
Human Services may not require a health care provider, 21
as a condition of participation in the Medicare or Medicaid 22
program, to mandate vaccination of employees against 23
COVID–19 or require testing of employees who are 24
unvaccinated against COVID–19, and may not otherwise 25
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penalize such a provider for such provider’s failure to so 1
mandate such vaccination or so require such testing. 2
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