[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 497 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 497


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2023

     Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 AN ACT


 
  To eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine mandate on health care providers 
    furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care 
                               programs.

    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 ``Freedom for Health Care Workers 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ELIMINATING THE COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATE ON HEALTH CARE 
              PROVIDERS FURNISHING ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN 
              FEDERAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

    The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement, 
enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule entitled ``Medicare and 
Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination'' 
published by the Department of Health and Human Services on November 5, 
2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61555) and may not promulgate any substantially 
similar rule.

            Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2023.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.