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H.R. 5360: Freedom from Mandates Act

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H.R. 5360: Freedom from Mandates Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-09-24 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-09-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Freedom from Mandates Act

Plain summary

Freedom from Mandates Act This bill nullifies certain executive orders regarding COVID-19 safety and prohibits the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services (HHS) from taking specified actions with respect to vaccination against COVID-19. Specifically, the bill nullifies Executive Order 14042 (relating to ensuring adequate COVID-19 safety protocols for federal contractors) and Executive Order 14043 (requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees). Labor may not issue any rule requiring employers to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID-19 or requiring testing of employees who are unvaccinated. HHS may not (1) require a health care provider, as a condition of participation in the Medicare or Medicaid program, to mandate vaccination of employees against COVID-19 or require testing of employees who are unvaccinated; or (2) otherwise penalize such a provider for failure to mandate such vaccination or require such testing.

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Official text

Freedom from Mandates Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · 40 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Thomas Massie (R-KY), Jason Smith (R-MO), Randy K. Weber, Sr. (R-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Chip Roy (R-TX), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), W. Gregory Steube (R-FL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Ben Cline (R-VA), Adrian Smith (R-NE), Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX), Scott Perry (R-PA), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Byron Donalds (R-FL), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Ted Budd (R-NC), Beth Van Duyne (R-TX), Diana Harshbarger (R-TN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] reported raising $28,246 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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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

Record fed-us-cong117-hr5360 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117