[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5686 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5686

    To permit civil actions against the United States for COVID-19 
                         vaccination mandates.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 22, 2021

  Mr. Cloud introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To permit civil actions against the United States for COVID-19 
                         vaccination mandates.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Don't Jab Me Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

    In this Act:
            (1) Aggrieved individual.--The term ``aggrieved 
        individual'' includes--
                    (A) an individual who received a COVID-19 vaccine 
                as a result of Executive Order 14043 to prevent the 
                termination, or any other adverse consequence, of the 
                employment of the individual with the Federal agency;
                    (B) an individual who is required to receive a 
                COVID-19 vaccine as a result of Executive Order 14043 
                to prevent the termination, or any other adverse 
                consequence, of the employment of the individual with 
                the Federal agency;
                    (C) an individual who received a COVID-19 vaccine 
                as a result of a Federal agency requirement (or 
                required by their employer who is acting pursuant to a 
                Federal requirement) as a condition of new or continued 
                employment; and
                    (D) an individual who is required by a Federal 
                agency (or required by their employer who is acting 
                pursuant to a Federal requirement) to receive a COVID-
                19 vaccine, or be faced with an adverse consequence, as 
                a condition of new or continued employment.
            (2) Executive order 14043.--The term ``Executive Order 
        14043'' means Executive Order 14043 (86 Fed. Reg. 50989; 
        relating to requiring coronavirus disease 2019 vaccination for 
        Federal employees).

SEC. 3. CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST THE UNITED STATES FOR COVID-19 
              VACCINATION MANDATES.

    Any aggrieved individual may commence an action in an appropriate 
district court of the United States against the United States seeking 
declaratory or injunctive relief and to recover compensatory damages 
for injuries sustained as a result of a COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

SEC. 4. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

    Nothing in this Act may be construed to permit or otherwise 
authorize a COVID-19 vaccine mandate under Federal law (including 
regulations).
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