[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 828 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 828

  Recognizing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic for Federal employees, 
                    servicemembers, and contractors.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2022

 Mr. Reed (for Mr. Lankford) submitted the following resolution; which 
  was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
                                Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing the end of the COVID-19 pandemic for Federal employees, 
                    servicemembers, and contractors.

Whereas, on September 18, 2022, President Biden said ``the pandemic is over'';
Whereas, since January 2021, in the United States, reported COVID-19 cases and 
        hospitalizations have decreased by more than 75 percent and reported 
        COVID-19-related deaths have decreased by almost 90 percent; and
Whereas, as of June 2022, 6,137 servicemembers had been discharged from service 
        due to non-compliance with the COVID-19 vaccine requirement: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
            (1) the President should remove all COVID-19 vaccine, 
        testing, masking, and social distancing requirements on all 
        Federal employees, servicemembers, and contractors;
            (2) all members of the Armed Forces who chose not to 
        receive the COVID-19 vaccine and were relieved or discharged 
        because of that choice should be reinstated and allowed to 
        perform the same duties that those individuals performed before 
        being so relieved or discharged; and
            (3) all Federal employees and contractors who chose not to 
        receive the COVID-19 vaccine and were disciplined or restricted 
        in their duties in any way because of that choice should be 
        allowed to resume their typical duties without limitation.
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