HJR6 Summary

• Condemns federal executive actions announced September 9, 2021, requiring COVID-19 vaccination for federal employees, contractors, and private employers with 100+ employees, or weekly testing as an alternative.

• Characterizes the vaccination mandate as a severe federal overreach violating federal law and invasive of medical privacy and individual freedom to choose medical care.

• Argues the mandate places significant burdens on large private employers through coercive fines and penalties.

• Cites prior statements by President Biden (December 2020) and White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki (May 14 and July 25, 2021) opposing vaccine mandates as federal government overreach.

• Directs copies of the resolution be sent to President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, Secretary of Labor Martin J. Walsh, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure, and members of Alabama's Congressional Delegation for distribution to Congress.