[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6414 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6414

To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit any conditions 
of participation under the Medicare or Medicaid programs that include a 
                        vaccine or drug mandate.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 18, 2022

  Mr. Crenshaw (for himself and Mr. Duncan) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and 
  in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to prohibit any conditions 
of participation under the Medicare or Medicaid programs that include a 
                        vaccine or drug mandate.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``No Mandates for Healthcare Workers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE AND 
              MEDICAID.

    Part A of title XI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1301 et 
seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

``SEC. 1150D. PROHIBITION ON CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE 
              AND MEDICAID.

    ``The Secretary shall not have the authority to require any drug 
(as defined in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
Cosmetic Act) or vaccine or other biological product (as defined in 
section 351(i)(1) of the Public Health Service Act) be administered to 
employees of a provider of services as a condition of participation in 
the Medicare and Medicaid programs.''.
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