What This Bill Does
This bill prohibits federal agencies from requiring people to get COVID-19 vaccinations. It also prevents the federal government from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter federal buildings or use federal services. The bill restricts organizations that received federal COVID-19 relief money from requiring vaccinations as a condition of providing services.
Who It Affects
Federal agencies and their employees. People seeking access to federal property, federal services and congressional grounds. Organizations that received federal COVID-19 relief funds. Individuals who use services from organizations that received federal funding.
Key Provisions
• No federal agency can issue any rule, regulations or guidance requiring any person to receive a COVID-19 vaccination (Sec. 2a).
• COVID-19 vaccination cannot be required for access to federal property, federal services, congressional grounds or congressional services (Sec. 3).
• Organizations that received federal COVID-19 relief funds or other federal funds cannot require people to have received a COVID-19 vaccination to receive services (Sec. 4a).
• Organizations that violate the vaccination restriction must return all federal funds they received (Sec. 4b).
What Changes
If this bill becomes law, federal agencies cannot create or enforce rules requiring COVID-19 vaccinations. Federal buildings and services cannot require vaccination proof. Organizations receiving federal funds lose the ability to require COVID-19 vaccinations as a service condition, or they must repay all federal funds received.
Important Definitions
"Agency" means agencies as defined in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
"COVID-19 relief package" means six specific federal laws passed to address the COVID-19 pandemic, including the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 403
To prohibit COVID–19 vaccination mandates, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 20, 2023
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committees on
House Administration, and Energy and Commerce, for a period to be
subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration
of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee con-
cerned
A BILL
To prohibit COVID–19 vaccination mandates, and for other
purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘No Mandates Act’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON AGENCIES ISSUING VACCINE
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MANDATES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—No agency may issue any rule,
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regulations, or guidance requiring any individual to receive
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a vaccination for COVID–19.
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(b) AGENCY DEFINED.—In this section, the term
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‘‘agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section 551
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of title 5, United States Code.
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SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING PROOF OF COVID–19
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VACCINATION FOR FEDERAL ACCESS.
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A vaccination for COVID–19 shall not be required
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for access to Federal property or Federal services, or for
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access to congressional grounds or services.
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SEC. 4. FEDERAL FUNDING RESTRICTIONS.
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(a) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—No entity that received
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Federal funds under a COVID–19 relief package or that
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receives any other Federal funds after the date of the en-
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actment of this Act may require any individual to have
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received a vaccination for COVID–19 as a condition of
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such entity providing any service to such individual.
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(b) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Any entity that does not
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comply with subsection (a) shall be required to pay to the
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Government an amount equal to the sum of all funds such
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entity received.
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(c) COVID–19 RELIEF PACKAGE DEFINED.—In this
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section, the term ‘‘COVID–19 relief package’’ means any
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of the following:
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(1) CARES Act (15 U.S.C. 9001 et seq.; Public
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Law 116–136; 134 Stat. 281).
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(2) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response
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Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law
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116–123; 134 Stat. 146).
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(3) Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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(Public Law 116–127; 134 Stat. 178).
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(4) Paycheck Protection Program and Health
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Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139; 134
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Stat. 620).
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(5) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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(Public Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 1182).
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(6) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
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Law 117–2; 135 Stat. 41).
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