Mayor Muriel Bowser’s mandates requiring proof of vaccination as well as masks to enter any indoor Washington, D.C., facilities goes in effect Saturday, but 20 House Republicans co-sponsored a bill to block it.
Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., introduced the one-page bill Wednesday, denouncing the “unconstitutional order” imposed on businesses and patrons and it “shall have no force or effect.”
“This bill serves as a direct response to D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s unconstitutional order for businesses and other establishments to enforce proof of vaccination for entry beginning Jan. 15, 2022,” Gaetz wrote in a statement.
While there were 19 original co-sponsors for Gaetz’s bill, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., controls which bills get brought to the House floor. Also, passing a bill through the House and Senate and having President Donald Trump sign it before Saturday figures to be a tall order.
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