House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Freedom from Mandates Act

H.R. 79Introduced Jan 3, 2025Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Official title: To nullify certain Executive orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Andy Biggs R-AZ

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Energy and Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 79.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BIGGS of Arizona, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H38):
Article I, Section 8 The single subject of this legislation is: The single subject of this bill is to nullify certain Executive Orders regarding COVID-19 vaccine mandates and to prohibit the Secretary of Labor from issuing a rule mandating vaccination against COVID-19.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
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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

3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Michael Cloud (R-TX), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Julia Letlow (R-LA).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Biggs.

Sponsor’s state and district

Arizona in Congress · AZ-5 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.