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To clarify the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to rules issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and to amend such Act to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-5480| House 
| Updated: 10/5/2021
Ron Estes

Ron Estes

Republican Representative

Kansas

Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill places certain restrictions on employer-based vaccination requirements. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard that requires employers to ensure their employees receive a vaccine. In addition, the bill expressly applies the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to occupational health and safety rules issued by Labor. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • October 5, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.

Labor and Employment

Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFirst Amendment rightsImmunology and vaccinationReligionWorker safety and health

To clarify the applicability of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 to rules issued under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 and to amend such Act to prohibit emergency temporary standards with respect to vaccines, and for other purposes.

USA117th CongressHR-5480| House 
| Updated: 10/5/2021
This bill places certain restrictions on employer-based vaccination requirements. Specifically, the bill prohibits the Department of Labor from issuing an emergency temporary occupational safety or health standard that requires employers to ensure their employees receive a vaccine. In addition, the bill expressly applies the Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993 (RFRA) to occupational health and safety rules issued by Labor. Currently, RFRA prohibits the government from substantially burdening a person's exercise of religion even if the burden results from a rule of general applicability, except in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest when using the least restrictive means.
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Timeline
Oct 5, 2021
Introduced in House
Oct 5, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
  • October 5, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • October 5, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Ron Estes

Ron Estes

Republican Representative

Kansas

Education and Workforce Committee

Labor and Employment

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Administrative law and regulatory proceduresDepartment of LaborEmployment discrimination and employee rightsFirst Amendment rightsImmunology and vaccinationReligionWorker safety and health