SJRES 29 United States Senate · 117th Congress

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to "COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard".

Summary

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings. Under the standard issued on November 5, 2021, employers with 100 or more employees must require their onsite employees to either be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly COVID-19 testing.

Issues: ✗ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Nov 2021

Committee Review

Dec 2021

Senate Passage

Dec 2021

House Passage

President

Introduced Nov 17, 2021 Last action Dec 9, 2021

Floor votes · Senate Dec 8, 2021

How they voted

52–48

Passed

Total votes 100

Dec 8, 2021

D Democratic46

1 Yea 45 Nay

97% Nay

I Independent4

1 Yea 3 Nay

75% Nay

R Republican50

50 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Dec 8, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 489. (text: CR S9034)

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Dec 8, 2021

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 489.(text: CR S9034)

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Dec 8, 2021

Upper · Passed

Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions discharged by petition pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 802(c).

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Nov 17, 2021

Committee

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

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Nov 17, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

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1 primary · 50 co-sponsors