WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA) continues his charge against federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates, specifically as it related to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) employees, by signing onto Rep. Jeff Duncan's (R-SC) recent resolution under the Congressional Review Act (CRA) that will halt President Biden’s harmful mandate for virtually all healthcare employees. Resolutions under the CRA are privileged under Congressional rules to ensure Congress is able to keep the Executive branch accountable. A CRA resolution requires a simple majority threshold to pass the House and Senate.
“Vaccine mandates are unconstitutional. As we head into Christmas, workers need the peace of mind that comes with keeping their jobs and keeping the President out of their personal medical decisions. That’s why I am a proud cosponsor of this bill and proudly defend our health care workers’ right to decide with their doctor whether the COVID-19 vaccine is the right decision for them,” said Carter.
Rep. Carter joins 160 of his colleagues in co-sponsoring this legislation to prevent any further unconstitutional overreach from the Biden Administration.
Background: The Congressional Review Act process is the legal process whereby Congress can overturn an Administration regulation, once it has been properly noticed. “Proper notice” occurs once a regulation is printed in the Federal Register and received by the Clerks of the House and Senate. The CMS vaccine mandate regulation was printed in the Federal Register on November 5, 2021. It was noted as received by the Senate Clerk on December 1, 2021, and by the House Clerk on December 9, 2021. Now that all three of those notices have been received, a CRA receives privilege in the House if the Minority Leader brings it up as a “privileged resolution,” which means the House must bring the legislation to the floor for a vote.
Cosponsors: Reps. Jeff Duncan (SC-03), Robert Aderholt (AL-04), Rick Allen (GA-12), Mark Amodei (NV-02), Kelly Armstrong (ND-AL), Jodey Arrington (TX-19), Brian Babin (TX-36), Jim Baird (IN-04), Troy Balderson (OH-12), Jim Banks (IN-03), Jack Bergman(MI-01), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Gus Bilrakis (FL-12), Dan Bishop (NC-09), Lauren Boebert (CO-03), Mike Bost (IL-12), Kevin Brady (TX-08), Mo Brooks (AL-05), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Larry Bucshon (IN-08), Ted Budd (NC-13), Tim Burchett (TN-02), Michael Burgess (TX-26), Ken Calvert (CA-42), Kat Cammack (FL-03), Buddy Carter (GA-01), Madison Cawthorn (NC-11), Steve Chabot (OH-01), Ben Cline (VA-06), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Tom Cole (OK-04), James Comer (KY-01), Rick Crawford (AR-01), Dan Crenshaw (TX-02), John Curtis (UT-03), Warren Davison (OH-08), Rodney Davis (IL-13), Scott DesJarlais (TN-04), Byron Donalds (FL-19), Neal Dunn (FL-02), Jake Ellzey (TX-06), Tom Emmer (MN-06), Ron Estes (KS-04), Randy Feenstra (IA-04), Drew Ferguson (GA-03), Michelle Fischbach (MN-07), Jeff Fortenberry (NE-01), Scott Franklin (FL-15), Matt Gaetz (FL-01), Bob Gibbs (OH-07), Louie Gohmert (TX-01), Bob Good (VA-05), Lance Gooden (TX-05), Sam Graves (MO-06), Garret Graves (LA-06), Mark Green (TN-07), Marjorie Greene (GA-14), Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Glenn Grothman (WI-06), Michael Guest (MS-03), Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Jim Hagedorn (MN-01), Andy Harris (MD-01), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Vicky Hartzler (MO-04), Kevin Hern (OK-01), Jody Hice (GA-10), Clay Higgins (LA-03), French Hill (AR-02), Ashley Hinson (IA-01), Trey Hollingsworth (IN-09), Richard Hudson (NC-08), Bill Huizenga (MI-02), Darrell Issa (CA-50), Ronny Jackson (TX-13), Chris Jacobs (NY-27), Bill Johnson (OH-06), Mike Johnson (LA-04), Jim Jordan (OH-04), John Joyce (PA-13), Fred Keller (PA-12), Trent Kelly (MS-01), Mike Kelly (PA-16), Adam Kinzinger (IL-16), David Kustoff (TN-08), Darin LaHood (IL-18), Doug LaMalfa (CA-01), Doug Lamborn (CO-05), Bob Latta (OH-05), Jake LaTurner (KS-02), Debbie Lesko (AZ-08), Julia Letlow (LA-05), Billy Long (MO-07), Barry Loudermilk (GA-11), Frank Lucas (OK-03), Nancy Mace (SC-01), Nicole Malliotakis (NY-11), Tracey Mann (KS-01), Thomas Massie (KY-04), Brian Mast (FL-18), Michael McCaul (TX-10), Tom McClintock (CA-04), David McKinley (WV-01), Cathy McMorris Rodgers (WA-05), Peter Meijer (MI-03), Mary Miller (IL-15), Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-02), John Moolenaar (MI-04), Alex Mooney (WV-02), Blake Moore (UT-01), Barry Moore (AL-02), Markwayne Mullin (OK-02), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Devin Nunes (CA-22), Jay Obernolte (CA-08), Burgess Owens (UT-04), Steven Palazzo (MS-04), Gary Palmer (AL-06), Greg Pence (IN-06), Scott Perry (PA-10), August Pfluger (TX-11), Bill Posey (FL-08), Guy Reschenthaler (PA-14), Tom Rice (SC-07), Hal Rogers (KY-05), John Rose (TN-06), Matt Rosendale (MT-AL), David Rouzer (NC-07), Chip Roy (TX-21), John Rutherford (FL-04), Steve Scalise (LA-01), David Schweikert (AZ-06), Austin Scott (GA-08), Pete Sessions (TX-17), Jason Smith (MO-08), Adrian Smith (NE-03), Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Pete Stauber (MN-08), Elise Stefanik (NY-21), Greg Steube (FL-17), Chris Stewart (UT-02), Van Taylor (TX-03), Claudia Tenney (NY-22), Glenn Thompson (PA-15), Tom Tiffany (WI-07), William Timmons (SC-04), Mike Turner (OH-10), Fred Upton (MI-06), David Valadao (CA-21), Jefferson Van Drew (NJ-02), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), Tim Walberg (MI-07), Jackie Walorski (IN-02), Michael Waltz (FL-06), Randy Weber (TX-14), Daniel Webster (FL-11), Bruce Westerman (AR-04), Roger Williams (TX-25), Joe Wilson (SC-02), and Steve Womack (AR-03).
