H.R. 497 explained · 118th Congress · Not enacted (118th Congress ended)
Freedom for Health Care Workers Act
Cosponsors: 75 (0 D, 75 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2023-01-25
Latest action (2024-12-17): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
What H.R. 497 does, in plain terms
Freedom for Health Care Workers Act This bill nullifies the rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination, which was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on November 5, 2021, and prohibits the issuance of any substantially similar rule. The rule requires health care providers, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, to ensure that staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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