# Plain Language Summary of H.R. 811

This bill would require the President, Vice President, and all federal employees working in the executive branch to follow any executive order that creates a requirement for regular Americans. In other words, if a President issues an executive order telling the public to do something, this bill says that everyone working for the federal government must also do that same thing—they can't be exempt from it.

The practical effect is that executive branch employees would be held to the same rules as everyone else when it comes to presidential mandates. For example, if a President issued an executive order requiring certain actions related to health, environment, or other policy areas, federal workers couldn't claim they don't have to follow it. The bill does carve out one exception: members of the military and uniformed services are excluded from this requirement, meaning they would continue to follow their own separate chain of command and rules.

This is a relatively narrow bill that doesn't create new policies itself—it's really about enforcing consistency between what the government asks of citizens and what it requires of its own employees. The bill was introduced in February 2021 and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, but it's important to note that this summary reflects only what the bill text says; whether it would actually become law and how courts might interpret it are separate questions.

To require all individuals in the executive branch to comply with Executive orders imposing mandates on the people of the United States.

Gohmert, Louie

 <p>This bill requires the President, Vice President, and all officers and employees in the executive branch to comply with each executive order that imposes a mandate on the people of the United States.</p> <p>The bill makes an exception with respect to members of the uniformed services. </p>