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No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act
To prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for students or staff.
Summary
This bill prohibits institutions of higher education from requiring COVID-19 vaccines as a condition of enrollment, employment, or receiving benefits and services. The enforcement mechanism is federal funding: institutions that mandate COVID-19 vaccines would lose eligibility for federal funds. The bill applies to all institutions covered under the Higher Education Act of 1965, including universities, colleges, and other accredited postsecondary institutions.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Messmer, Mark [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
16 cosponsors
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK)
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA)
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS)
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD)
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL)
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL)
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN)
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA)
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX)
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN)
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH)
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX)
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Mark B. Messmer’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $75,844
- HOUSE WIFE $17,400
- WABASH VALLEY PRODUCE $13,200
- UEBELHOR & SONS $7,600
- INDIANA CARDINAL $7,200
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Mark B. Messmer → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Apr 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. · house
- Apr 28, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 28, 2025
Mr. Messmer (for himself, Mr. Pfluger, Mrs. Luna, Mr. Ogles, Mrs. Bice, Mr. Moore of Alabama, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Clyde, and Mr. Rose) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and Workforce
A BILL
To prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID-19 vaccines for students or staff.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act”.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON COVID-19 VACCINE MANDATES IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
(a) Prohibition.—No Federal funds may be made available to any institution of higher education that requires its students or staff to receive a COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of enrollment or employment, or receiving any benefit, service, or contract.
(b) Institution of Higher Education Defined.—In this Act, the term “institution of higher education” has the meaning given the term in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002). <all>
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