S 4818 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

A bill to prohibit the use of Federal and local funds to impose or enforce a COVID-19 vaccine mandate in District of Columbia schools, and to repeal the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 enacted by the District of Columbia Council.

Introduced Sep 12, 2022 Originated Senate Sponsor Ted Cruz R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 12, 2022 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedSep 12, 2022
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill prohibits the District of Columbia (DC) from using federal or local funds to require that students in elementary or secondary schools receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also nullifies the Coronavirus Immunization of School Students and Early Childhood Workers Regulation Amendment Act of 2021 (D.C. Act 24-85), enacted by the DC Council on January 12, 2022.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 12, 2022 to Sep 19, 2022, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-OKJames LankfordOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-INMike BraunOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-FLRick ScottOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-KSRoger MarshallOriginalSep 12, 2022
R-MOJosh HawleySep 13, 2022
R-UTMike LeeSep 19, 2022

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2022Introduced in Senate
  2. Sep 12, 2022Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Sep 12, 2022Introduced in Senate

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