GOP Reps. Introduce Bill to Ban Vaccine Religious Exemptions Database

GOP Reps. Introduce Bill to Ban Vaccine Religious Exemptions Database
Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., speaks at a news conference held by members of the House Freedom Caucus to complain about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif. and masking policies on Capitol Hill in Washington, on July 29, 2021. Andrew Harnik/AP Photo
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House Republicans have introduced a bill that would block federal agencies from tracking religious exemption requests for mandated vaccines after an obscure federal agency announced a pilot program for such a database in early January.

In September 2021, President Joe Biden imposed the most sweeping vaccine mandates in U.S. history. Originally, Biden’s mandates would have required that around 100 million Americans be vaccinated, including military servicemen, federal employees, and private sector workers.