[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 16, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S755-S756]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4928. Mr. CRUZ submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill H.R. 6617, making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes; 
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING OF VACCINE MANDATES.

       None of the funds made available under this Act or an 
     amendment made by this Act may be used to implement or 
     enforce any of the following COVID-19 vaccination mandates:
       (1) The emergency temporary standard issued by the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration on November 5, 
     2021, entitled ``COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency 
     Temporary Standard'' (86 Fed. Reg. 61402; relating to 
     requiring COVID-19 vaccination with respect to employers of 
     100 or more employees).
       (2) Executive Order 14042 of September 9, 2021 (86 Fed. 
     Reg. 50985; relating to ensuring adequate COVID-19 safety 
     protocols for Federal contractors), as amended before, on, or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) Executive Order 14043 of September 9, 2021 (86 Fed. 
     Reg. 50989; relating to requiring COVID-19 vaccination for 
     Federal employees), as amended before, on, or after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (4) The interim final rule issued by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services on November 5, 2021, entitled 
     ``Medicare and

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     Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff 
     Vaccination'' (86 Fed. Reg. 61555).
       (5) The memorandum signed by the Secretary of Defense on 
     August 24, 2021, for ``Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 
     Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members''.
       (6) The interim final rule issued by the Department of 
     Health and Human Services on November 30, 2021, entitled 
     ``Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of 
     COVID-19 in Head Start Programs'' (86 Fed. Reg. 68052).
       (7) Any other Federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate, including 
     any memorandum, rule, standard, order, or other provision 
     replacing or revising any mandate described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (6).

     SEC. ____. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDING OF SCHOOLS OR CHILD 
                   CARE CENTERS WITH STUDENT COVID-19 VACCINE 
                   MANDATES.

       None of the funds made available under this Act or an 
     amendment made by this Act may be provided or awarded, 
     including by way of grant or subgrant, to any State 
     educational agency, local educational agency, public school 
     (including a public charter school), private or parochial 
     school, child care center, or Head Start facility, that 
     enforces any coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 vaccine mandate that 
     requires a child or student under the age of 19 years to be 
     immunized against COVID-19 as a condition of enrollment or 
     in-person attendance at such school, center, or facility or 
     to participate in any school-based or school-sponsored 
     activities, including extracurricular activities.
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