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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 5360 
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 
SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 
Mr. BIGGS (for himself, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. ROSENDALE, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
HICE of Georgia, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. BROOKS, 
Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. SMITH of Missouri, Mr. WEBER of Texas, Mr. CLOUD, 
Mr. POSEY, Mrs. LESKO, Mr. MCCLINTOCK, Mr. BISHOP of North Caro-
lina, Mr. ROY, Mr. HARRIS, Mrs. MILLER of Illinois, Mr. MOONEY, Mr. 
NORMAN, and Mrs. BOEBERT) introduced the following bill; which was 
referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, and in addition to 
the Committees on Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and 
Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 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 vac-
cine 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-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Freedom from Man-
dates Act’’. 
SEC. 2. NULLIFICATION OF CERTAIN EXECUTIVE ORDERS. 
(a) SAFETY PROTOCOLS FOR FEDERAL CONTRAC-
TORS.—Executive Order 14042 (86 Fed. Reg. 50985, re-
lating to ensuring adequate COVID–19 safety protocols 
for Federal contractors) shall have no force or effect. 
(b) COVID–19 VACCINE REQUIREMENT.—Executive 
Order 14043 (86 Fed. Reg. 50989, relating to requiring 
COVID–19 vaccination for Federal employees) shall have 
no force or effect. 
SEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF RULES MANDATING VACCINA-
TION. 
The Secretary of Labor may not issue any rule re-
quiring employers to mandate vaccination of employees 
against COVID–19 or requiring testing of employees who 
are unvaccinated against COVID–19. 
SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON MEDICARE AND MEDICAID 
COVID–19 VACCINATION MANDATES. 
Notwithstanding any provision of title XI, XVIII, or 
XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq., 
1395 et seq., 1396 et seq.), the Secretary of Health and 
Human Services may not require a health care provider, 
as a condition of participation in the Medicare or Medicaid 
program, to mandate vaccination of employees against 
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COVID–19 or require testing of employees who are 
unvaccinated against COVID–19, and may not otherwise 
penalize such a provider for such provider’s failure to so 
mandate such vaccination or so require such testing. 
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