[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 526 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 526
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the
Secretary of Labor from issuing a temporary standard with respect to
COVID-19 vaccination or testing, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 25, 2023
Ms. Tenney (for herself, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Posey, Mr. Steube, Mrs.
Luna, Mrs. Boebert, Mrs. Miller-Meeks, and Mr. Mast) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and
the Workforce
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A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to prohibit the
Secretary of Labor from issuing a temporary standard with respect to
COVID-19 vaccination or testing, 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 ``Health Freedom for All Act''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN EMERGENCY TEMPORARY STANDARDS.
(a) In General.--Section 8(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health
Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657(c)) is amended by adding at the end the
following:
``(4) The Secretary may not issue an emergency temporary standard
that requires an employer to ensure that employees of the employer have
received a COVID-19 vaccine or undergo COVID-19 testing.''.
(b) Application.--The amendment under subsection (a) shall not
apply to any emergency temporary standard under section 8(c) of the
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 657(c)) issued
before September 23, 2021. Any emergency temporary standard described
in paragraph (4) of such section issued after such date shall have no
force or effect.
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