Mandating Responsibility Act

Bill: 117-hr-5824
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-18]
Introduced: 2021-11-02
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Civil actions and liability

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-11-02
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Mandating Responsibility Act</strong></p> <p>This bill establishes a private cause of action for employees who are harmed by their employer's COVID-19 vaccine mandate.</p> <p>An employee may bring an action against the employer for wrongful termination or other adverse employment actions for violating the mandate. An employee may also bring an action against the employer for wrongful death or serious injury related to the COVID-19 vaccine administration, if the employee received the vaccine solely to comply with the employer's mandate. An employee may recover damages (actual, compensatory, and punitive), injunctive relief, attorney's fees and costs, and other appropriate relief.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5824 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 2, 2021 Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Perry , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Roy , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To permit civil actions against employers for COVID–19 vaccination mandates, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mandating Responsibility Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Covered employee The term covered employee means an employee who is employed by an employer who imposes a COVID–19 vaccine mandate. (2) COVID– 19 vaccine mandate The term COVID–19 vaccination mandate means a requirement of an employer that an employee receives a COVID–19 vaccine. 3. Private cause of action for a COVID– 19 vaccination mandate (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a covered employee may bring an action against an employer for— (1) wrongful termination or any adverse employment action for violating a COVID–19 vaccination mandate of the employer; and (2) wrongful death or serious physical injury caused by a COVID–19 vaccination that such employee received for the sole purpose of complying with the COVID–19 vaccination mandate of the employer of such employee. (b) Relief A prevailing plaintiff under subsection (a) may recieve actual damages, compensatory damages, punitive damages, injunctive relief, any combination of those, attorneys’ fees and costs, and any other appropriate relief.