IIB
118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 497
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 1, 2023
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
AN ACT
To eliminate the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Freedom for Health Care Workers Act
.
Eliminating the COVID–19 vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs
The Secretary of Health and Human Services may not implement, enforce, or otherwise give effect to the rule entitled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID–19 Health Care Staff Vaccination
published by the Department of Health and Human Services on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61555) and may not promulgate any substantially similar rule.
Passed the House of Representatives January 31, 2023.
Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk.