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H.R. 3044
U.S. House•In House Committee
Summary
H.R. 3044, the No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 28, 2025 by Rep. Mark Messmer (R) with 16 co-sponsors. It was referred to Education and Workforce, and last saw action on Apr 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
Record
Text
H.R. 3044 has 16 co-sponsors.
hb3044/introduced-in-house.txt119 HR 3044 IH: No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education ActU.S. House of Representatives2025-04-28text/xmlENPursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3044 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2025 Mr. Messmer (for himself, Mr. Pfluger , Mrs. Luna , Mr. Ogles , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Clyde , and Mr. Rose ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce A BILLTo prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID–19 vaccines for students or staff.1.Short titleThis Act may be cited as the No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act .2.Prohibition on COVID–19 vaccine mandates in higher education(a)ProhibitionNo Federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that requires its students or staff to receive a COVID–19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or employment, or receiving any benefit, service, or contract.(b)Institution of higher education definedIn this Act, the term institution of higher education has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 ).
Tracker
The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.
- Introduced2025-04-28
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- Conference
- To President
- Became Law
To prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID19 vaccines for students or staff.
Sponsors
Rep. Mark Messmer (R) sponsors H.R. 3044, and 16 members have co-sponsored it, 9 of them from the day it was introduced.

Rep. · R–IN-8 · Sponsor
Introduced Apr 28, 2025

Rep. · R–OK-5 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–GA-9 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AZ-9 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–FL-13 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–AL-1 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TN-5 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TX-11 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–TN-6 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original

Rep. · R–NY-24 · Co-sponsor
Joined Apr 28, 2025 · Original
Committees
H.R. 3044 went before 1 committee: Education and Workforce.
Actions
H.R. 3044 has taken 2 actions since Apr 28, 2025.
| Chamber | Action | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 28, 2025 | House | Introduced in House | ||
Apr 28, 2025 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.Education and Workforce Committee |
Votes
H.R. 3044 has not gone to a roll call.
Titles
H.R. 3044 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.
- No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act — Display Title
- No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
- To prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID19 vaccines for students or staff. — Official Title as Introduced
Classification
The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 3044 under Education, one of its 31 policy areas.
CRS Subjects
CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 3044’s is Education.
hr3044/policy-areas.txtSource: congress.gov · legiscan.com