H.R. 119

Summary

H.R. 119, to prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R). It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 119 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

117 HR 119 IH: To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 119  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , and in addition to the Committee on  Energy and Commerce , 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   A BILL
To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID–19 vaccine, and for other purposes.
1.
COVID relief package funding restriction
(a)
Funding restriction
Any entity that receives Federal funds from a COVID relief package may not mandate that any employee of such entity receives a COVID–19 vaccine.
(b)
Return of funds
Any entity that is in violation of subsection (a) shall return any funds received from the COVID relief package to the Federal Government.
(c)
COVID relief package defined
In this section, the term  COVID relief package  means any of the following:
(1)
CARES Act ( Public Law 116–136 ).
(2)
Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 ( Public Law 116–123 ).
(3)
Families First Coronavirus Response Act ( Public Law 116–127 ).
(4)
Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act ( Public Law 116–139 ).
(5)
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ( Public Law 116–260 ).
(6)
American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ).

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CRS Summary

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Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 119 alone.

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 119 went before 2 committees: Energy and Commerce and Oversight and Government Reform.

Energy and Commerce

Energy and Commerce

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 1,636 Bills

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 119 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 119 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 119 goes by 2 titles.

• To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. — Display Title
• To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 17 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 119 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aerospace, Budget/Appropriations, Defense, Environment/Superfund, Health Issues, Intelligence, Natural Resources, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 119 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 119’s is Health.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 119 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Cardiovascular and respiratory health to Infectious and parasitic diseases.

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