[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2850 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2850

 To exempt individuals from complying with a Federal COVID-19 vaccine 
   mandate on the basis of a personal belief, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 23, 2021

    Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                                 A BILL


 
 To exempt individuals from complying with a Federal COVID-19 vaccine 
   mandate on the basis of a personal belief, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Biden Can't Force Me Act''.

SEC. 2. PERSONAL BELIEF EXEMPTION FROM COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES.

    (a) In General.--Any COVID-19 vaccine mandate issued by an Act of 
Congress or by an executive agency shall include an exemption for any 
individual who has a sincerely held belief that inclines the individual 
to refuse the receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) COVID-19 vaccine mandate.--The term ``COVID-19 vaccine 
        mandate'' means any requirement that an individual receive a 
        COVID-19 vaccine, including any requirement that an employer 
        require an employee or independent contractor to receive such a 
        vaccine.
            (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
        the meaning given such term in section 105 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
    (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to allow for or otherwise authorize a COVID-19 vaccine 
mandate issued by an Act of Congress or by an executive agency.
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