Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
Latest action · Nov 17, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 17, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.
Under the standard issued on November 5, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.
Cosponsors 212
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2021 to Dec 7, 2021; 170 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | A. Drew Ferguson IV | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-IL | Adam Kinzinger | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-NE | Adrian Smith | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-NY | Andrew R. Garbarino | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-GA | Andrew S. Clyde | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-KY | Andy Barr | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-OH | Anthony Gonzalez | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-GA | Barry Loudermilk | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-AL | Barry Moore | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Nov 17, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 17, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6361)
- Nov 17, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6361–H6364 | August Pfluger R-TX, Blake D. Moore R-UT, Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Fred Keller R-PA, Glenn Grothman R-WI, Jerry L. Carl R-AL, Kevin Hern R-OK, Lloyd Smucker R-PA, Mary E. Miller R-IL, Rick W. Allen R-GA, Ron Estes R-KS, Tim Burchett R-TN, Tim Walberg R-MI, Tracey Mann R-KS, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Nov 17, 2021 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 200, November 17, 2021, page H6371.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Labor
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Labor and Employment
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
