Republicans in the House of Representatives, led by Florida Rep. Scott Franklin, National Oceanic & air administration (NOAA) has decided to stop requesting details of COVID-19 vaccination status and disease symptoms from guests.

The COVID-19 national emergency ended in April after President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill into law, then postponed it.executive order He announced in May that he would end vaccination requirements for federal employees and contractors. As a result, the Department of Commerce, which has jurisdiction over NOAA, Required “Information Provided by Site Contractor Employees and Visitors About the vaccination situation. “

But 42 Republicans in the House said NOAA’s Maritime and Aviation Bureau The Office of Operations (OMAO) is now “requiring individuals to complete a visitor permit form asking about their vaccination status and physical symptoms.” (Related: ‘No role for federal government’: Nearly 217,000-member Postal Workers Union denounces Biden’s vaccination mandate)

“Omao” Requirements contradict federal stance on coronavirus management,” they point out.

Read the letter here:

7.28.23 Commercial NOAA Vaccines… To Michael Ginsberg

When federal workers returned to offices as the coronavirus pandemic subsided, the Biden administration imposed intensive testing and vaccination requirements for workers. The White House initially required unvaccinated federal employees working in the office to wear masks, quarantine, and increase testing frequency. Mr. Biden later ruled out that option.

The Supreme Court ultimately blocked the Biden administration’s push for mandatory vaccinations for private companies, but allowed it to push for mandatory vaccinations for federal employees.

In a statement to the Daily Caller, Franklin said, “It’s been months since Biden acknowledged the pandemic is over and both the White House and Congress have taken action to end the coronavirus emergency. “The Biden administration continues to torture the American people with its unconstitutional COVID-19 obligations.” “It is clear that Washington liberals, who saw the pandemic as a cover for increasing the size and scope of the federal bureaucracy, are slowly returning to normal after the pandemic. It is time for the Department of Commerce and NOAA to stop this excess and thank my colleagues who have joined me in demanding accountability for this unacceptable abuse of power. To do.”