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    <item congress="117" measure-type="sjres" measure-number="29" measure-id="id117sjres29" originChamber="SENATE" orig-publish-date="2021-11-17" update-date="2021-12-14">
        <title>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".</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117sjres29v55" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-12-14">
            <action-date>2021-12-08</action-date>
            <action-desc>Passed Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.</p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
        </summary>
        <summary summary-id="id117sjres29v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-12-07">
            <action-date>2021-11-17</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings.</p> <p>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.</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor>
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