No Forced Vaccination for COVID–19 Act

Bill: 117-s-3170
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Introduced: 2021-11-04
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods
Latest action: action_date: 2021-11-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-04
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>No Forced Vaccination for COVID-19 Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits any executive agency from implementing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate unless specifically authorized by Congress. This includes a mandate that requires an individual to either receive the COVID-19 vaccine or undergo periodic COVID-19 testing.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3170 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES November 4, 2021 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs A BILL To ensure that nothing in Federal law, other than an explicit statement in an Act of Congress, shall be construed to provide an executive agency with the authority to mandate, or implement a mandate, that an individual be inoculated by a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Forced Vaccination for COVID–19 Act . 2. Authority for executive agencies to issue COVID–19 vaccine mandates (a) In general Unless specifically stated in an Act of Congress, nothing in Federal law shall be construed to provide an executive agency with the authority to mandate, or implement a mandate, that an individual be inoculated by a COVID–19 vaccine, including a mandate that an individual either be inoculated by such a vaccine or agree to undergo periodic testing for COVID–19. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed to permit or otherwise authorize Congress or an executive agency to enact or otherwise impose a mandate described in subsection (a). (c) Definition of executive agency The term executive agency means an executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, excluding the uniformed services as defined in section 101(a)(5) of title 10, United States Code.