To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.

Bill: 117-hr-6275
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1]
Introduced: 2021-12-14
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Border security and unlawful immigration

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Justice

Department of the Interior

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Law enforcement officers
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-12-14
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits using federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to certain federal employees or require such federal employees to receive the vaccine as a condition of employment. Specifically, this bill shall apply to any officer or employee of (1) the U.S. Border Patrol, (2) the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or (3) the Department of the Interior or the Drug Enforcement Administration engaged in the construction or maintenance of a border barrier along the southern U.S. border.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6275 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 14, 2021 Ms. Mace introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security , and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources , and the Judiciary , 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 prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID–19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.

1. No vaccine mandate for U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees No Federal funds may be used to— (1) administer a COVID–19 vaccine to— (A) any officer or employee of the U.S. Border Patrol or the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement; or (B) any officer or employee of the Department of the Interior or the Drug Enforcement Agency who is engaged in activities respecting the construction or maintenance of a border barrier along the souther border of the United States; or (2) require any such officer or employee to receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.