H.J.Res. 65: 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".

H.J.Res. 65: 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".

117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-17 · Labor and Employment · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

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Who proposed it: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

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".

Plain summary

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of Labor emergency temporary standard for preventing the transmission of COVID-19 in employment settings. 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.

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Official text

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".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] · 212 cosponsors

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Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Jim Banks (R-IN), James Comer (R-KY), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Gregory F. Murphy (R-NC), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA), Burgess Owens (R-UT), Lisa C. McClain (R-MI), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Victoria Spartz (R-IN), Scott Fitzgerald (R-WI), Julia Letlow (R-LA), Scott Perry (R-PA), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), August Pfluger (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Pete Stauber (R-MN), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Jason Smith (R-MO), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Mike Bost (R-IL), David Rouzer (R-NC), Jay Obernolte (R-CA), Daniel Webster (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Mike Johnson (R-LA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Thomas P. Tiffany (R-WI), Stephanie I. Bice (R-OK), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), J. French Hill (R-AR), Barry Moore (R-AL), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Kevin Hern (R-OK), Michael Guest (R-MS), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI) and 152 more.

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hjres65.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hjres65 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117