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H.R. 5687 (117th): Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021

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The text of the bill below is as of Oct 22, 2021 (Introduced). The bill was not enacted into law.

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117th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 5687

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 22, 2021

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To authorize a private right of action for an individual who suffers a vaccine-related injury or death as a result of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine, as required by their employer, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Backing the Independent Decisions of Employees against Nefarious Mandates Act of 2021.

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Civil action for COVID–19 vaccine-related injury or death

An individual may bring an action in an appropriate district court of the United States against their employer seeking damages and injunctive relief if the employee suffered a vaccine-related injury or death (as such term is defined in section 2133(5) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300aa–33(5))) as a result of receiving a COVID–19 vaccine, which vaccine the individual received only as a result of a requirement to do so by the employer.