Health Freedom for All Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedSep 30, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Health Freedom for All Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard requiring employers to ensure that their employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo COVID-19 testing.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 30, 2021 to Feb 7, 2022; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-TX | Brian Babin | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-KS | Jake LaTurner | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-MO | Jason Smith | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-AL | Jerry L. Carl | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-IN | Jim Banks | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-TN | John W. Rose | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Sep 30, 2021 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Kat Cammack | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Robert J. Wittman | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Roger Williams | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-MS | Steven M. Palazzo | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Oct 15, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Daniel Webster | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Warren Davidson | Oct 19, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| R-WI | Mike Gallagher | Oct 21, 2021 | |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Nov 3, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-MN | Pete Stauber | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Feb 7, 2022 |
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 Sep 30, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2021Introduced in House
- Sep 30, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Research
What has been written about this bill: 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. 172, October 1, 2021, page H5593.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 526 | Health Freedom for All Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 25, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a temporary standard with respect to COVID-19 vaccination or testing, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Health Freedom for All Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Business records
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- 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.
- Sep 30, 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 bill 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.
