# Plain Language Summary: End Lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates Act

This bill would prevent federal, state, and local governments from imposing lockdowns or vaccine requirements related to communicable diseases like COVID-19. Specifically, it would ban governments from closing businesses or preventing people from entering restaurants, movie theaters, stadiums, concert venues, or other public spaces in the name of disease control. It would also prohibit employers—whether government agencies or private companies—from making vaccination a condition of employment or from punishing workers based on their vaccination status through lower pay, denied raises, or blocked promotions.

The bill creates a legal right for citizens to sue the government or their employer if they believe these rules have been violated. People could use this law as a defense in court or bring their own lawsuit to seek damages. Additionally, the bill would cut off federal funding to any state or local government that violates these provisions, though it clarifies that individual benefits people receive (like Social Security or unemployment benefits) would not be affected by this funding restriction.

It's important to note that this bill would essentially prevent any government response involving closures or vaccine mandates for any communicable disease, not just COVID-19. The bill defines communicable disease broadly as any disease that spreads between people. This means the restrictions would apply to future disease outbreaks as well. The bill does not address private businesses' ability to set their own vaccination or mask policies—it only restricts what governments can require.

End Lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates Act

Gosar, Paul A.

End Lockdowns and Vaccine Mandates Act This bill prohibits a federal, state, or local government from placing restrictions on opening, remaining in, or entering a place of business (i.e., lockdowns) as part of that government's response to prevent the spread of communicable diseases or from requiring vaccinations in connection with employment.