No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act

Bill: 118-hr-5634
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5]
Introduced: 2023-09-21
Policy area: Education
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-21
text: Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-09-21
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits an institution of higher education (IHE) from receiving federal funds if the IHE requires its students or staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment in or employment at the IHE or for receiving any benefit, service, or contract.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5634 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 21, 2023 Mr. Good of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ogles , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Rouzer , Ms. Tenney , Mr. McCormick , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Babin , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Cloud , and Mr. Guest ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID–19 vaccines for students or staff.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act . 2. Prohibition on COVID–19 vaccine mandates in higher education (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that requires its students or staff to receive a COVID–19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or employment, or receiving any benefit, service, or contract. (b) Institution of higher education defined In this Act, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).