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substantiveMar 2, 2022 · Senate roll call · passage · Result: Joint Resolution Passed

On the Joint Resolution — S.J. Res. 32

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services relating to "Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination".

In plain language

  • Senate joint resolution in the 117th Congress.
  • Nullifies the rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination.
  • Senate passed it on Mar 2, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This joint resolution nullifies the rule titled Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Omnibus COVID-19 Health Care Staff Vaccination , which was issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on November 5, 2021. The rule requires health care providers, as a condition of Medicare and Medicaid participation, to ensure that staff are fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea49

Republican: 49

Nay44

Democrat: 40 · Independent: 4

Present0

Not Voting7

Democrat: 6 · Republican: 1

How each member voted (100)

Yea (49)

Nay (44)

Not Voting (7)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.