Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".

Bill: 117-hjres-62
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-4]
Introduced: 2021-11-05
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Congressional oversight

Department of Labor

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This joint resolution nullifies an Occupational Safety and Health Administration emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.</p> <p>Under the standard issued on November 5, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.</p>

tv_txt: IA 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. J. RES. 62 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 5, 2021 Mr. Gosar submitted the following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard .

That Congress disapproves the interim final rule submitted by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to COVID–19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard (published at 86 Fed. Reg. 61402 (November 5, 2021)), and such rule shall have no force or effect.