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H.R.6275 / 117th Congress

To prohibit the use of Federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to officers and employees of the U.S. Border Patrol, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or certain Department of the Interior officers and employees or require that such officers and employees receive such a vaccine as a condition of employment.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Dec 14, 2021

This bill prohibits using federal funds to administer a COVID-19 vaccine to certain federal employees or require such federal employees to receive the vaccine as a condition of employment. Specifically, this bill shall apply to any officer or employee of (1) the U.S. Border Patrol, (2) the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or (3) the Department of the Interior or the Drug Enforcement Administration engaged in the construction or maintenance of a border barrier along the southern U.S. border.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] · R–SC

Committees

  • Judiciary Committee
  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Homeland Security Committee
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    1. Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship.

    2. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    3. Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.

    4. Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security, Facilitation, and Operations.

    5. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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.

    6. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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.

    7. Referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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.

    8. Introduced in House

    9. Introduced in House

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