No Mandates Act
Latest action · Jan 14, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
No Mandates Act
This bill prohibits federal agencies and certain entities that receive federal funding from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations.
Specifically, federal agencies may not issue rules, regulations, or guidance that require an individual to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits requiring a COVID-19 vaccination to access federal property and services or congressional grounds and services.
Additionally, an entity that received federal COVID-19 relief funds or receives other federal funds after this bill's enactment may not require a COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of providing any service to an individual.
Cosponsors 26
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2022 to Mar 16, 2022; 24 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-FL | Brian J. Mast | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Debbie Lesko | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-GA | Jody B. Hice | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-TX | Lance Gooden | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-NC | Madison Cawthorn | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-GA | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-TX | Michael Cloud | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-SC | Ralph Norman | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-PA | Scott Perry | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-WI | Thomas P. Tiffany | Original | Jan 13, 2022 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Jan 20, 2022 | |
| R-OR | Cliff Bentz | Mar 16, 2022 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2022 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 13, 2022 |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jan 13, 2022 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Jan 14, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Jan 13, 2022Introduced in House
- Jan 13, 2022Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, 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 concerned.
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. 168, no. 9, January 13, 2022, page H194.
Printed hearings 4
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.A.S.C. No. 117-77 | HEARING ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023 AND OVERSIGHT OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED PROGRAMS BEFORE THE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION202 pages | Armed Services Committee | Apr 5, 2022 |
| S. Hrg. 117-589 | OVERSIGHT OF REGULATORS: DOES OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM WORK FOR EVERYONE?162 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Aug 3, 2021 |
| S. Hrg. 117-286 | NOMINATIONS OF BRIAN EDDIE NELSON AND ELIZABETH ROSENBERG194 pages | Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee | Jun 22, 2021 |
| S. Hrg. 117-903 | CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE ARMED FORCES66 pages | Armed Services Committee | Jan 12, 2021 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47326 | Global Health Engagement in the Department of Defense Archived | Report | Dec 6, 2022 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 403 | No Mandates Act | Reintroduced Bill | Jan 27, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit COVID-19 vaccination mandates, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- No Mandates Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Appropriations
- Business expenses
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Congressional operations and organization
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 13, 2022Introduced 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.
