HR 7281 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act

Introduced Mar 30, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Andrew S. Clyde R-GA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 31, 2022 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4014)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 30, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Reversing Every Vaccine Emergency Requirement and Stopping Employee OSHA Mandates Act or the REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act

This bill limits the authority of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to regulate workplace safety and health matters.

Specifically, the bill repeals OSHA's authority to issue emergency temporary standards related to workplace safety and health. The bill further specifies that OSHA may not, under its authority to regulate workplace safety and health, require the administration of any drug, vaccine, or other biological product to an employee.

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2022 to Apr 7, 2022; 31 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WVAlexander X. MooneyOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-MDAndy HarrisOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-GABarry LoudermilkOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-TXBeth Van DuyneOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-VABob GoodOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-FLByron DonaldsOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-PADaniel MeuserOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-WIGlenn GrothmanOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-GAJody B. HiceOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-GAMarjorie Taylor GreeneOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-MTMatthew M. Rosendale, Sr.OriginalMar 30, 2022
R-TXMichael CloudOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-LAMike JohnsonOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-ALMo BrooksOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-SCRalph NormanOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-KYThomas MassieOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-WIThomas P. TiffanyOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-KSTracey MannOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalMar 30, 2022
R-NCTed BuddApr 7, 2022

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 Mar 30, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2022Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4014)
  2. Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Mar 30, 2022Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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 H4014Andrew S. Clyde R-GAMar 31, 2022
HouseLists H4006H.R. 7281–7306—Mar 30, 2022

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution By Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio H.R. 7282. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8 of the US Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 56, March 30, 2022, page H4006.

Titles 3

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 repeal the Secretary's authority to issue emergency temporary standards, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
REVERSE OSHA Mandates Act
Reversing Every Vaccine Emergency Requirement and Stopping Employee OSHA Mandates Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Labor and Employment.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2022Introduced in House

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