,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cjgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bf1  
#bjba,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself1 ,mr4
 ,inhofe1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,hagerty1  
,mr4 ,braun1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 ,mr4        
,tuberville1 and ,mr4 ,marshall7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
exempt essential workers from ,federal  
,,covid-#ai vaccine mandates4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,keeping ,our ,,covid-#ai ,heroes   
,employed ,act4  #b4 ,exemption from    
vaccine mandates  7a7 ,in general ,any  
requirement imposed by an entity        
described in subsection 7b7 that        
individuals be vaccinated against       
,,covid-#ai shall provide for an        
exemption from such requirement for all 
essential workers4  7b7 ,entities       
described ,an entity described in this  
subsection is any of the following3 7#a7

 ,the ,federal ,government4  7#b7 ,a    
public or private ,federal contractor4  
7#c7 ,a private entity receiving        
,federal funds4  7#d7 ,a public entity  
receiving funding under the ,coronavirus
 ,preparedness and ,response            
,supplemental ,appropriations ,act1     
#bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc71 the      
,families ,first ,coronavirus ,response 
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-abg71 the       
,coronavirus ,aid1 ,relief1 and         
,economic ,security ,act 7,public ,law  
#aaf-acf71 the ,paycheck ,protection    
,program and ,health ,care ,enhancement 
,act 7,public ,law #aaf-aci71 division  
,m or ,n of the ,consolidated           
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj71 or the ,american ,rescue
 ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law      
#aag-b71 as a condition for retaining   
such funds or receiving future          
disbursements of such funds4  7c7       
,essential workers defined ,for purposes
 of this section1 the term essential    
worker means an individual-- 7#a7 whom a

 relevant ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or    
territory deemed essential during the   
response to the ,,covid-#ai pandemic2 or
  7#b7 who was exempt from any          
restrictions in response to the         
,,covid-#ai pandemic imposed by a       
relevant ,state1 ,indian ,tribe1 or     
territory4