118 HR 1019 IH: Eliminating the Head Start Vaccine Mandate Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-02-14 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 1019IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 14, 2023Mrs. McClain introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the WorkforceA BILLTo prohibit the use of Federal funds to enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to COVID–19 vaccine and mask requirements for Head Start programs.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Eliminating the Head Start Vaccine Mandate Act.

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Prohibition on funding the HHS rule on Head Start COVID vaccine and mask requirements

Notwithstanding any other law, no funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Health and Human Services shall be obligated or expended to—(1)implement or enforce the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID–19 in Head Start Programs (86 Fed. Reg. 68052 (November 30, 2021)); or(2)promulgate, implement, or enforce any rule, regulation, or other agency statement, that is substantially similar to the rule described in paragraph (1).