Republican AGs Say There Is No Federal Vaccine Mandate for Private Workers, Vow to Sue

President Joe Biden speaks about COVID-19 vaccine booster shots in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington on Sept. 24, 2021. Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Several Republican attorneys general have said that President Joe Biden’s federal mandate for COVID-19 vaccinations hasn’t yet come into effect for private businesses, adding that if it is ordered, they will file lawsuits against it.

Montana Attorney General Austin Knudsen, a Republican, noted that the White House only last week submitted the text of its emergency rule regarding vaccinations to the Office of Management and Budget, meaning it hasn’t gone into effect.