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US HR5691

US HR5691
To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.


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Introduced
10/03/2025
In Committee
10/03/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

A BILL To prohibit the provision of Federal funds to a local educational agency that imposes or enforces a COVID-19 vaccine mandate on students at the schools served by such agency.

AI Summary

This bill proposes to prohibit the provision of federal funds to any local educational agency (LEA) that requires students to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of enrollment in public elementary or secondary schools. Specifically, the bill would block federal funding for school districts that impose or enforce COVID-19 vaccine mandates for students. The definitions of "elementary school," "local educational agency," and "secondary school" would be taken from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, ensuring a consistent understanding of these terms. By creating a financial consequence for vaccine mandates, the bill aims to discourage school districts from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for student enrollment, effectively leaving vaccination decisions to individual families and potentially reducing the implementation of vaccine requirements in public schools across the United States.

Committee Categories

Education

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (on 10/03/2025)

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