A Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to block an interim final rule issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that requires all Head Start staff and volunteers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and wear a mask.
Senator John Thune (R-S.D.) sponsored the resolution in the U.S. Senate on Feb. 14. The resolution had 23 cosponsors, all from the Republican Party, as of Feb. 17.
The Congressional Review Act is a federal law passed in 1996 that creates a 60 day review period during which Congress, by passing a joint resolution of disapproval later signed by the president, can overturn a new federal agency rule. Both houses of Congress have to pass a resolution disapproving of the HHS rule and President Biden would then have to sign that resolution into law to block the requirements.
