Preventing the Loss of American Jobs due to Unjust Mandates Act

Bill: 117-hr-5702
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10]
Introduced: 2021-10-22
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Constitution and constitutional amendments

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Foreign labor

Health personnel

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

State and local government operations

Visas and passports

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2022-11-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-10-22
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Preventing the Loss of American Jobs due to Unjust Mandates Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits any federal agency from granting work authorization to an alien for the purpose of effectively replacing an unvaccinated U.S. health care worker who is terminated due to a local, state, or federal vaccine mandate. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5702 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 22, 2021 Mr. Perry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To prohibit Federal agencies from granting a work authorization to any alien for the purpose of replacing unvaccinated U.S. healthcare workers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing the Loss of American Jobs due to Unjust Mandates Act . 2. Prohibition on certain work authorizations Effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, all Federal agencies are prohibited from granting a work authorization to an alien for the purpose of effectively replacing any unvaccinated U.S. healthcare worker terminated from their position as a result of a local, State, or Federal vaccine mandate. 3. Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that any attempt by a local, State, or Federal official to terminate the employment of U.S. healthcare workers due to a refusal to receive a COVID–19 vaccine is both morally repugnant and unconstitutional.