To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-5391
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]
Introduced: 2021-09-28
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Department of Labor

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing a new emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard requiring employers to ensure that their employees receive a vaccine.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5391 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2021 Mr. Mann introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor A BILL To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes.

1. Prohibition on certain emergency temporary standards (a) In general Section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(c) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (4) The Secretary may not issue an emergency temporary standard that requires an employer to ensure that employees of the employer receive a vaccine. . (b) Application The amendment under subsection (a) shall not apply to any emergency temporary standard under section 6(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(c) ) issued before the date of enactment of this Act.