HR 5860 United States House · 117th Congress

Keeping Our COVID–19 Heroes Employed Act

Summary

Keeping Our COVID-19 Heroes Employed Act This bill exempts essential workers from COVID-19 vaccination requirements imposed by the federal government and contractors, public entities that received federal COVID-19 relief funds, and private entities that received any federal funds. An essential worker is an individual who was deemed to be essential or exempted from response measures during the COVID-19 pandemic by a state, tribe, or territory.

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Nov 4, 2021 Last action Nov 5, 2021

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Committee

Nov 5, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Nov 4, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Nov 4, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 16 co-sponsors