H.R. 5898: LOCAL HEALTH Act
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H.R. 5898: LOCAL HEALTH Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-11-05 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-11-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
LOCAL HEALTH Act
Plain summary
Let Our Cities And Local businesses Help Employees Achieve Long-Term Health Act or the LOCAL HEALTH Act This bill authorizes private businesses and local governments and agencies to require the use of face masks and take other measures aligned with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19, provided that the required measures accommodate individuals with disabilities and include exemptions for sincerely held religious beliefs. The bill also (1) prohibits a state from establishing or enforcing a law that restricts an authorized measure, and (2) provides immunity to private businesses and local government entities from federal or state claims arising from an authorized measure unless the claim involves negligent behavior or willful misconduct.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] · 13 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-21] reported raising $2.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- Authorization
- A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr5898.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr5898 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117