HJRES 65 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

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".

Introduced Nov 17, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Fred Keller R-PA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

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.

  1. IntroducedNov 17, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ILAdam KinzingerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NYAndrew R. GarbarinoOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHAnthony GonzalezOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-IAAshley HinsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-VABen ClineOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MIBill HuizengaOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHBill JohnsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLBill PoseyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-UTBlake D. MooreOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-VABob GoodOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHBrad R. WenstrupOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLBrian J. MastOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WIBryan SteilOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-UTBurgess OwensOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WVCarol D. MillerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXChip RoyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NYChris JacobsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCDan BishopOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WADan NewhouseOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLDaniel WebsterOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WVDavid B. McKinleyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TNDavid KustoffOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCDavid RouzerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-AZDavid SchweikertOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-AZDebbie LeskoOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CADevin NunesOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TNDiana HarshbargerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NEDon BaconOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CODoug LambornOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-SDDusty JohnsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-LAGarret GravesOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ALGary J. PalmerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PAGlenn ThompsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INGreg PenceOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCGregory F. MurphyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-VAH. Morgan GriffithOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MIJack BergmanOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INJackie WalorskiOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXJake EllzeyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KSJake LaTurnerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KYJames ComerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INJames R. BairdOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MOJason SmithOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CAJay ObernolteOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NEJeff FortenberryOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ALJerry L. CarlOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INJim BanksOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MNJim HagedornOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-SCJoe WilsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PAJohn JoyceOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-LAJulia LetlowOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLKat CammackOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NDKelly ArmstrongOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OKKevin HernOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CAKevin McCarthyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXLance GoodenOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INLarry BucshonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-COLauren BoebertOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NYLee M. ZeldinOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MILisa C. McClainOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WYLiz CheneyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PALloyd SmuckerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCMadison CawthornOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-IAMariannette Miller-MeeksOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NVMark E. AmodeiOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OKMarkwayne MullinOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLMatt GaetzOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MSMichael GuestOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHMichael R. TurnerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MNMichelle FischbachOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CAMichelle SteelOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ILMike BostOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WIMike GallagherOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CAMike GarciaOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PAMike KellyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ALMike RogersOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-SCNancy MaceOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLNeal P. DunnOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NYNicole MalliotakisOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXPat FallonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCPatrick T. McHenryOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MNPete StauberOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MIPeter MeijerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-IARandy FeenstraOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCRichard HudsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHRobert E. LattaOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-VARobert J. WittmanOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KSRon EstesOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-IDRuss FulcherOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MOSam GravesOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WIScott FitzgeraldOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLScott FranklinOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PAScott PerryOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-LASteve ScaliseOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCTed BuddOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TNTim BurchettOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MITim WalbergOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OKTom ColeOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MNTom EmmerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-CATom McClintockOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-KSTracey MannOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INTrey HollingsworthOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHTroy BaldersonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-TXVan TaylorOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLVern BuchananOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-MOVicky HartzlerOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-INVictoria SpartzOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-SCWilliam R. Timmons IVOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-NMYvette HerrellOriginalNov 17, 2021
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickNov 18, 2021
R-FLCarlos A. GimenezNov 18, 2021
R-TNCharles J. "Chuck" FleischmannNov 18, 2021
R-UTChris StewartNov 18, 2021
R-ORCliff BentzNov 18, 2021
R-TXDan CrenshawNov 18, 2021
R-ILDarin LaHoodNov 18, 2021
R-AKDon YoungNov 18, 2021
R-KYHarold RogersNov 18, 2021
D-NJJefferson Van DrewNov 18, 2021
R-OHJim JordanNov 18, 2021
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonNov 18, 2021
R-COKen BuckNov 18, 2021
R-FLMaria Elvira SalazarNov 18, 2021
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartNov 18, 2021
R-TNMark E. GreenNov 18, 2021
R-TXMichael T. McCaulNov 18, 2021
R-FLMichael WaltzNov 18, 2021
R-OHMike CareyNov 18, 2021
R-ILRodney DavisNov 18, 2021
R-TXRonny JacksonNov 18, 2021
R-TNScott DesJarlaisNov 18, 2021
R-MSSteven M. PalazzoNov 18, 2021
R-MSTrent KellyNov 18, 2021
R-TXTroy E. NehlsNov 18, 2021
R-GAAustin ScottNov 23, 2021
R-NYJohn KatkoNov 23, 2021
R-AZPaul A. GosarNov 23, 2021
R-SCTom RiceNov 23, 2021
R-TXJohn R. CarterNov 30, 2021
R-CAKen CalvertNov 30, 2021
R-MOAnn WagnerDec 2, 2021
R-MOBilly LongDec 2, 2021
R-TXLouie GohmertDec 2, 2021
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneDec 2, 2021
R-NYTom ReedDec 2, 2021
R-CADavid G. ValadaoDec 7, 2021
R-MIFred UptonDec 7, 2021
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerDec 7, 2021
R-UTJohn R. CurtisDec 7, 2021
R-TXTony GonzalesDec 7, 2021
R-CAYoung KimDec 7, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Nov 17, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Nov 17, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 17, 2021Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6361)
  3. 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H6361–H6364August 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-NCNov 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8

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.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
SJRES 29A joint resolution 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".Identical billDec 9, 2021
HJRES 62Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the interim final rule of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".Related billNov 5, 2021
HRES 859Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res 65) 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".Related billDec 23, 2021

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.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Nov 17, 2021Introduced in House

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