To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.

Bill: 117-hr-6456
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2022-01-20
Policy area: Education
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Education programs funding

Elementary and secondary education

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits a local educational agency (LEA) from receiving federal funds if the LEA requires students at public elementary and secondary schools under the jurisdiction of the LEA to wear face coverings or be vaccinated against COVID-19.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6456 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 20, 2022 Mrs. Miller of Illinois (for herself, Mr. Good of Virginia , and Mr. Gohmert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that requires any student at the schools served by the agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19.

1. Prohibition on Federal funds for certain local educational agencies (a) In general No Federal funds shall be provided to a local educational agency that requires a student at a public elementary school or secondary school under the jurisdiction of the local educational agency to wear a face covering or be vaccinated against COVID-19. (b) Definitions In this section, the terms elementary school , local educational agency , and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ).