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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6016 

To prohibit executive agencies from requiring employees to receive a vaccination against infection by the SARS–CoV–2 virus under Federal contracts, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 18, 2021 

Mr. COMER (for himself, Mr. CLOUD, Ms. HERRELL, Mr. KELLER, Mr. 

GOSAR, Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana, Mr. CLYDE, Mr. GROTHMAN, Mr. 

FALLON, Mr. LATURNER, Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida, Mr. HICE

of Georgia, Mr. SMUCKER, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. SESSIONS, Ms. MACE, Mr. 

BOST, Mr. FEENSTRA, Mr. MCKINLEY, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. NORMAN, Ms. FOXX, Mr. BIGGS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mrs. MILLERMEEKS, Mr. WALBERG, Mr. JORDAN, Mr. DONALDS, Mr. WEBSTER of 

Florida, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. SMITH of Nebraska, Mr. 

RUTHERFORD, Mrs. WALORSKI, Mr. PENCE, Mr. BURCHETT, Mrs. 

CAMMACK, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Mr. STEUBE, Mrs. SPARTZ, Mr. 

BUDD, Mr. ROUZER, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, Mr. GUTHRIE, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. CLINE, Mr. WITTMAN, Ms. MALLIOTAKIS, Mr. GUEST, Mr. 

MCCLINTOCK, Mr. LAMALFA, and Mr. MAST) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform 

A BILL 

To prohibit executive agencies from requiring employees to 

receive a vaccination against infection by the SARS– 

CoV–2 virus under Federal contracts, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 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 ‘‘Fairness for Federal 

3 Contractors Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON VACCINATION REQUIREMENT 

5 FOR FEDERAL CONTRACTS. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—The head of an executive agency 

7 may not by contract, regulation regarding Federal con8 tracting, or any other action directed specifically at Fed9 eral contractors or any Federal contract (including the 

10 termination or threatened termination of any contract) re11 quire any employee or individual under a contract or sub12 contract (at any tier) with the Federal Government to re13 ceive a vaccination against infection by the SARS–CoV– 

14 2 virus. 

15 (b) GAO STUDY.—Not later than 180 days after the 

16 date of the enactment of this section, the Comptroller 

17 General shall submit to Congress a study on the degree 

18 to which Executive Order 14042 (related to ensuring ade19 quate COVID safety protocols for Federal contractors) 

20 and related guidance for Federal contractors issued by the 

21 Safer Federal Workforce Task Force did the following: 

22 (1) Disrupted or impaired performance under 

23 Federal contracts or subcontracts. 

24 (2) Disrupted or impaired the performance of 

25 any Federal agency mission that relies on support 

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1 ing any mission carried out by the Department of 

2 Defense, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

3 Agency, the Customs and Border Protection Agency, 

4 any other component of the Department of Home5 land Security, the Bureau of Prisons, any other 

6 component of the Department of Justice, the De7 partment of State, the Department of Veterans Af8 fairs, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 

9 and the Department of Health and Human Services. 

10 (3) Caused losses of jobs at Federal contractors 

11 or subcontractors. 

12 (4) Disrupted United States supply chains. 

13 (5) Reduced hiring by Federal contractors or 

14 subcontractors. 

15 (6) Increased the cost of performance under 

16 Federal contracts or subcontracts. 

17 (7) Disrupted or impaired the performance of 

18 Federal information technology systems supported 

19 by Federal contractors or subcontractors. 

20 (8) Disrupted or impaired transportation sys21 tems or provision of transportation services by indi22 vidual providers. 


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1 (c) EXECUTIVE AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, 

2 the term ‘‘executive agency’’ has the meaning given that 

3 term in section 133 of title 41, United States Code. 

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