To prohibit any entity that receives Federal funds from the COVID relief packages from mandating employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes.

This proposal says that any group that took federal COVID relief money cannot force their workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. If a group breaks this rule, it must pay back the relief funds it received. The rule applies to money from major COVID relief laws like the CARES Act and the American Rescue Plan, among others .

Key points:

• Who is affected: Any employer that received federal COVID relief funds from laws such as the CARES Act, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.
• What changes: These employers may not require employees to get a COVID-19 vaccine; if they do, they must return the federal relief money.
• When: The change would take effect if this bill becomes law (no specific dates are listed).