5480 -- 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. | Poliscope

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.

5480

117th Congress

Labor and Employment

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

October 5, 2021

Latest Action

October 5, 2021

Primary Sponsor

Ron EstesRepublican(KS)

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Summary

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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2022 · first_quarter · Religion

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CFI opposed the Protecting Religious Exemptions from Vaccine Mandates Act (H.R. 5480), which privileges religion at the expense of generally applicable vaccine requirements. CFI also opposed the bill to declare "Lift Every Voice and Sing" as the national hymn, because separation of church and state prohibits the declaration of a religious song as America's national hymn.

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H.R. 5480