House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law

Freedom for Health Care Workers Act

H.R. 497Introduced Jan 25, 2023Policy area: Health

Sponsor: Rep. Jeff Duncan R-SC

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 25, 2023
Committee actionskipped
Passed HouseJan 31, 2023 · 227–203
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 17, 2024 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 497.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 497, Freedom for Healthcare Workers Act” on January 30, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As introduced on January 25, 2023”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 30, 2023 ↗
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January 30, 2023
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 497, 118th Congress
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https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/497
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
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Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. DUNCAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 16, January 25, 2023, Page H324):
Article I, Section 8 Single Subject Statement: This legislation eliminates the COVID-19 Vaccine mandate on health care providers furnishing items and services under certain Federal health care programs.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 25, 2023 ↗
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Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 497, 118th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/497
Record last updated by Congress.gov
May 27, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 14, 2026
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

75 cosponsors — 75 Republicans

0 of 75 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Rick Allen (R-GA), Kelly Armstrong (R-ND), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Troy Balderson (R-OH), Jack Bergman (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Gus Bilirakis (R-FL), Dan Bishop (R-NC), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Michael Burgess (R-TX), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Jerry Carl (R-AL), Earl Carter (R-GA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Michael Cloud (R-TX), Eric Crawford (R-AR), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Byron Donalds (R-FL), John Duarte (R-CA), Neal Dunn (R-FL), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), A. Ferguson (R-GA), Russell Fry (R-SC), Russ Fulcher (R-ID), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Paul Gosar (R-AZ) and 45 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jeff Duncan.

Sponsor’s state and district

South Carolina in Congress · SC-3 district

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