S 3079 United States Senate · 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.

Issues: ✗ Healthcare ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Oct 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Oct 26, 2021 Last action Oct 26, 2021

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Full legislative history

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Committee

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Oct 26, 2021

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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Oct 26, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 13 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Marsha Blackburn

Cindy Hyde-Smith

Cynthia M. Lummis

James M. Inhofe