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117th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7127
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 17, 2022Mrs. Hartzler (for herself, Mr. Carey, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Posey, Mr. Tiffany, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Bentz, Mr. Norman, Mr. Mast, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Labor
A BILL
To amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to prohibit the Secretary from enforcing any drug or vaccine mandate, and for other purposes.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the No OSHA Authority to Mandate Vaccines Act .
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Prohibition on drug and vaccine mandates
Section 4(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 653(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
(4) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to provide the Secretary with the authority to require any drug (as defined in section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) or vaccine or other biological product (as defined in section 351(i)(1) of the Public Health Service Act) to be administered to any employee.
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