Bill117th CongressFiled Oct 15, 2021Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 5592
FREEDOM Act
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Oct 15, 2021)
Forbidding Repressive Executive Efforts and Denouncing Overreaching Mandates Act or the FREEDOM Act
This bill requires each executive agency to report on the effects of requiring its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and certify whether such a requirement will adversely affect the ability of the agency to carry out its mission.
Specifically, such report shall include
- the estimated number of employees who do not intend to get vaccinated and would leave as a result,
- the effects on such agency's workforce and on its ability to carry out its mission,
- any agency plans to mitigate the loss of institutional knowledge, and
- estimates of how long the agency will take to fill the positions left vacant and the costs of filling such positions.
What just happenedOct 15, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Who’s behind it
Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13](R-TX)Sponsor
5 cosponsors5 R
5cosponsors1committees3actions7subjects
- Introduced in HouseOct 15, 2021
- Oct 15, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Oversight and Accountability Committee - Oct 15, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Oct 15, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House