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,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ae1         
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,mc,kinley1 ,mrs4 ,mill]-,meeks1 ,mr4   
,r\z]1 ,mr4 ,web] ( ,texas1 & ,mr4      
,mann7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight &   
,re=m  ,a ,,bill  ,to exempt ,f$]al     
employees & contractors t are critical  
infra/ructure work]s f ,f$]al           
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purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
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,,covid-#ai vacc9e m&ates = critical    
infra/ructure ,f$]al employees &        
contractors  7a7 ,f$]al employees  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r law1 rule1 or 
regulation1 includ+ ,executive ,ord]    
#adjdc 7#hf ,f$4 ,reg4 #ejihi2 relat+ to
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,f$]al employee t is a critical         
infra/ructure work] is exempt f any     

,f$]al m&ate requir+ su* ,f$]al employee
 to receive a ,,covid-#ai vacc9ation4   
7#b7 ,prohibition on adv]se action ,no  
adv]se action 7includ+ a susp5sion1     
furl\gh1 removal1 or r$uction 9 pay or  
grade7 may be tak5 aga9/ any ,f$]al     
employee on ! basis ( su* ,f$]al        
employee n receiv+ a ,,covid-#ai        
vacc9ation pursuant to p>agraph 7#a74   
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subsection1 ! t]m ,f$]al employee has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m employee 9 section     
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 includes an individual :o is-- 7,a7 an 
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contractors ,any contract ent]$ into by 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t t requires any       
employee or individual describ$ "u t    
contract1 or any subcontract 7at any    
ti]71 to receive a ,,covid-#ai          

vacc9ation %all include-- 7#a7 an       
exemption f su* requirem5t = any su*    
employee or individual :o is a critical 
infra/ructure work]2  7#b7 a requirem5t 
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l[]-ti] subcontract1 if any2 &  7#c7 a  
requirem5t t ! contractor may n         
retaliate aga9/ any employee on ! basis 
( su* employee n receiv+ a ,,covid-#ai  
vacc9ation "u su* exemption4  7c7       
,critical infra/ructure work] def9$ ,9  
?is ,act1 ! t]m critical infra/ructure  
work] means an ess5tial critical        
infra/ructure work] id5tifi$ 9 !        
guidance f ! ,director ( ! ,cyb]security
 & ,infra/ructure ,ag5cy entitl$        
,guidance on ! ,ess5tial ,critical      
,infra/ructure ,work=ce3 ,ensur+        
,community & ,national ,resili5ce ,9    
,,covid-#ai ,response1 dat$ ,augu/ #e1  
#bjba1 or any successor guidance4