Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act

Bill: 117-hr-7036
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-10]
Introduced: 2022-03-09
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government information and archives

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Personnel records

Religion
Latest action: action_date: 2022-03-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-03-09
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the federal government from compiling or maintaining a list or other record of federal employees who have requested or been granted a religious exemption or accommodation regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements. It also requires any such list or record in existence to be destroyed.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7036 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 9, 2022 Mrs. McClain (for herself, Mr. Perry , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Gooden of Texas , and Mr. Huizenga ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To prohibit the Federal Government from compiling or maintaining any list or other record of Federal employees who have requested or been granted a religious exemption or accommodation to any Federal requirement for any Federal employee to be vaccinated against COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Abusive Government Efforts Act . 2. Prohibition against list of religious exemptions and accommodations to Federal employee COVID–19 vaccination mandate (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be used to compile or maintain any list or other record of Federal employees who have requested or been granted a religious exemption or accommodation to— (1) the vaccination mandate under Executive Order 14043 (requiring coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination for Federal employees, dated September 9, 2021); or (2) any other Federal requirement for any Federal employee to be vaccinated against COVID–19. (b) Destruction of any existing list The President shall permanently destroy any Federal list or other record that is described in subsection (a) and in existence as of the date of enactment of this Act.