Health Freedom for All Act

Bill: 117-hr-5471
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-22]
Introduced: 2021-09-30
Policy area: Labor and Employment
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Business records

Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Department of Labor

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2021-09-30
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-09-30
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Health Freedom for All Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard requiring employers to ensure that their employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo COVID-19 testing.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5471 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 30, 2021 Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Banks , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Mast , Mr. LaTurner , Mrs. Boebert , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Rose , Mr. Cawthorn , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Babin , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Carl , Mr. Smith of Missouri , and Mr. Pfluger ) 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 the Secretary of Labor from issuing a temporary standard with respect to COVID–19 vaccination or testing, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Health Freedom for All Act . 2. Prohibition on certain emergency tem­po­rary standards (a) In general Section 8(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 657(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 have received a COVID–19 vaccine or undergo COVID–19 testing. . (b) Application The amendment under subsection (a) shall not apply to any emergency temporary standard under section 8(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 657(c) ) issued before September 23, 2021. Any emergency temporary standard described in paragraph (4) of such section issued after such date shall have no force or effect.