[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 162 (Tuesday, October 11, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6474]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 828--RECOGNIZING THE END OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC FOR 
           FEDERAL EMPLOYEES, SERVICEMEMBERS, AND CONTRACTORS

  Mr. REED (for Mr. Lankford) submitted the following resolution; which 
was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs:

                              S. Res. 828

       Whereas, on September 18, 2022, President Biden said ``the 
     pandemic is over'';
       Whereas, since January 2021, in the United States, reported 
     COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have decreased by more 
     than 75 percent and reported COVID-19-related deaths have 
     decreased by almost 90 percent; and
       Whereas, as of June 2022, 6,137 servicemembers had been 
     discharged from service due to non-compliance with the COVID-
     19 vaccine requirement: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the President should remove all COVID-19 vaccine, 
     testing, masking, and social distancing requirements on all 
     Federal employees, servicemembers, and contractors;
       (2) all members of the Armed Forces who chose not to 
     receive the COVID-19 vaccine and were relieved or discharged 
     because of that choice should be reinstated and allowed to 
     perform the same duties that those individuals performed 
     before being so relieved or discharged; and
       (3) all Federal employees and contractors who chose not to 
     receive the COVID-19 vaccine and were disciplined or 
     restricted in their duties in any way because of that choice 
     should be allowed to resume their typical duties without 
     limitation.

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