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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 117
To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief
packages from mandating employees receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and
for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 9, 2023
Mr. BIGGS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on
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 concerned
A BILL
To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from
the COVID relief packages from mandating employees
receive a COVID–19 vaccine, 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. COVID RELIEF PACKAGE FUNDING RESTRIC-
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TION.
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(a) FUNDING RESTRICTION.—Any entity that re-
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ceives Federal funds from a COVID relief package may
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not mandate that any employee of such entity receives a
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COVID–19 vaccine.
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(b) RETURN OF FUNDS.—Any entity that is in viola-
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tion of subsection (a) shall return any funds received from
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the COVID relief package to the Federal Government.
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(c) COVID RELIEF PACKAGE DEFINED.—In this
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section, the term ‘‘COVID relief package’’ means any of
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the following:
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(1) CARES Act (Public Law 116–136).
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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).
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(3) Families First Coronavirus Response Act
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(Public Law 116–127).
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(4) Paycheck Protection Program and Health
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Care Enhancement Act (Public Law 116–139).
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(5) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021
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(Public Law 116–260).
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(6) American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public
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Law 117–2).
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