# 119-hr-3044: No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act

119-hr-3044, No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3044
- As of: 2026-04-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3044
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Education
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Blocks federal funding to colleges and universities that require COVID-19 vaccination.** The bill would deny any Federal funds to an "institution of higher education" as defined in the Higher Education Act if the institution makes COVID-19 vaccination a condition of enrollment, employment, or receipt of any benefit, service, or contract. It makes the funding denial the sole enforcement step and creates no exceptions, waivers, phase-ins, or additional enforcement procedures.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] (R-PA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rulli, Michael A. [R-OH-6] (R-OH), 2025-05-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-07-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- No federal funds for college vaccine mandates: mixed, medium. If enacted, this bill would bar federal funds to any college that requires a COVID-19 vaccine. It would apply if a school requires vaccination for enrollment, jobs, or to get any campus benefit, service, or contract. Students and campus workers could be less likely to face school vaccine rules. Col…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-45: FIND Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act
- 119-hr-7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3044 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3044)

## Related
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-45: FIND Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-45)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7678)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3044 (as of 2026-04-21).