,,ii #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #cagj ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,november #d1 #bjba,mr4 ,lee introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to ensure that nothing in ,federal law1 other than an explicit statement in an ,act of ,congress1 shall be construed to provide an executive agency with the authority to mandate1 or implement a mandate1 that an individual be inoculated by a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,no ,forced ,vaccination for ,,covid-#ai ,act4 #b4 ,authority for executive agencies to issue ,,covid-#ai vaccine mandates 7a7 ,in general ,unless specifically stated in an ,act of ,congress1 nothing in ,federal law shall be construed to provide an executive agency with the authority to mandate1 or implement a mandate1 that an individual be inoculated by a ,,covid-#ai vaccine1 including a mandate that an individual either be inoculated by such a vaccine or agree to undergo periodic testing for ,,covid-#ai4 7b7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this ,act shall be construed to permit or otherwise authorize ,congress or an executive agency to enact or otherwise impose a mandate described in subsection 7a74 7c7 ,definition of executive agency ,the term executive agency means an executive agency as defined in section #aje of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 excluding the uniformed services as defined in section #aja7;a77#e7 of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4