118th Congress Health
H.R. 794: Ending Mandates on Head Start Educators Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
This bill nullifies the rule titled Vaccine and Mask Requirements to Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs, which was issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on November 30, 2021. The rule requires that (1) all individuals two years of age and older wear face masks (subject to some exceptions) when participating in Head Start programs, and (2) Head Start staff and others with direct contact with children be vaccinated against COVID-19.
The bill also prohibits the issuance of any substantially similar rule.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- John Moolenaar R-MIOriginal
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IAOriginal
- John Rutherford R-FLOriginal
- Claudia Tenney R-NY
Who scored on this bill
No member has earned points from it yet.
See all scorers and every scoring event
Introductions and cosponsorships count toward weekly caps and show no points.
Other bills by David Joyce
- H.R. 9327: PEARL Act
- H.R. 2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025
- H.R. 1005: Combating the Lies of Authoritarians in School Systems Act
- H.R. 5009: Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025
- H.R. 5640: Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building (Chesterland, OH)
- H.R. 5567: CLASS Act
History
- Introduced in the House by David Joyce.
Show the full action history (2 actions)
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.


