,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #be1 #bjbc,ms4
 ,t5ney 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,/eube1 & ,mrs4 
,luna7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,education & !
 ,work=ce1 & 9 addition to ! ,committee 
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce1 = a p]iod to be   
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to void exi/+      
non-compete agreem5ts = any employee :o 
is fir$ = n comply+ ) an employ]'s      
,,covid-#ai vacc9e m&ate1 & = o!r       
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,ensure ,vacc9e ,m&ates    
,elim9ate ,non-,competes ,act or ! ,,ev5
 ,act4  #b4 ,c]ta9 non-compete agreem5ts
 un5=ceable ,any non-compete agreem5t   
betwe5 an employ] & an employee or =m]  
employee :o has be5 fir$ = n receiv+ a  
,,covid-#ai vacc9e %all be un5=ceable4  
#c4 ,prohibition on c]ta9 non-compete   
agreem5ts  7a7 ,regulations requir$ ,n  

lat] ?an #fj days aft] ! date ( !       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,commission %all 
issue regulations "u section #eec (     
title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 to       
prohibit an employ] f en=c+ a           
non-compete agreem5t ) an employee or   
=m] employee :o has be5 fir$ = n receiv+
 a ,,covid-#ai vacc9e4  7b7 ,en=cem5t   
7#a7 ,unfair or deceptive acts or       
practices ,a violation ( ?is section or 
a regulation promulgat$ "u ?is section  
%all be treat$ z a violation ( a        
regulation "u section #ah7;a77#a77;,b7 (
 ! ,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae  
,u4,s4,c4 #eg;a7a77#a77;,b77 reg>d+     
unfair or deceptive acts or practices4  
7#b7 ,p[]s ( ! commission ,! ,commission
 %all en=ce ?is section & ! regulations 
promulgat$ "u ?is section 9 ! same      
mann]1 by ! same means1 & ) ! same      
jurisdiction1 p[]s1 & duties z ?\gh all 
applicable t]ms & provisions ( ! ,f$]al 
,trade ,commission ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4  
#da et seq47 7 incorporat$ into & made a
 "p ( ?is section1 & any p]son :o       

violates ?is section or a regulation    
promulgat$ "u ?is section %all be       
subject to ! p5alties entitl$ to !      
privileges & immunities provid$ 9 !     
,f$]al ,trade ,commission ,act4  7#c7   
,en=cem5t by /ate attorneys g5]al ,if ! 
*ief law en=cem5t (fic] ( a ,/ate1 or an
 (ficial or ag5cy designat$ by a ,/ate1 
has reason to believe t any p]son has   
violat$ or is violat+ ?is section or a  
regulation promulgat$ "u ?is section1 ! 
attorney g5]al1 (ficial1 or ag5cy ( !   
,/ate1 9 addition to any au?ority x may 
h to br+ an action 9 ,/ate c\rt "u its  
consum] protection law1 may br+ a civil 
action 9 any appropriate ,unit$ ,/ates  
di/rict c\rt or 9 any o!r c\rt (        
compet5t jurisdiction1 includ+ a ,/ate  
c\rt1 to--  7,a7 enjo9 fur!r su*        
violation by su* p]son2  7,b7 en=ce     
compliance ) su* subsection2  7,c7 obta9
 civil p5alties2 &  7,d7 obta9 damages1 
re/itution1 or o!r comp5sation on behalf
 ( resid5ts ( ! ,/ate4  7c7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,commission ,! t]m 

,commission means ! ,f$]al ,trade       
,commission4  7#b7 ,employ] ,! t]m      
employ] has ! mean+ giv5 9 section #c ( 
! ,fair ,labor ,/&>ds ,act ( #aich 7#bi 
,u4,s4,c4 #bjc74  7#c7 ,non-compete     
agreem5t ,! t]m non-compete agreem5t    
means an agreem5t1 ent]$ into betwe5 an 
employ] & an employee1 t re/ricts su*   
employee f p]=m+1 aft] ! employm5t      
relation%ip betwe5 ! employ] & !        
employee t]m9ates1 any ( ! foll[+3  7,a7
 ,any "w = ano!r employ] = a specifi$   
p]iod ( "t4  7,b7 ,any "w 9 a specifi$  
geographical area4  7,c7 ,any "w = ano!r
 employ] t is simil> to su* employee's  
"w = ! employ] t is a p>ty to su*       
agreem5t4