Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services relating to "Vaccine and Mask Requirements To Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 in Head Start Programs".

House Joint Resolution 81 is a proposal to overturn a federal rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding COVID-19 safety protocols. Specifically, the resolution would nullify the requirement for staff, volunteers, and contractors in Head Start programs to be vaccinated against COVID-19 and for individuals aged two and older to wear masks while indoors.

If passed, this measure would eliminate these federal mandates for Head Start providers, which offer early childhood education and development services to low-income families. The practical impact would be to return the authority over masking and vaccination policies in these programs to local administrators and individual providers rather than following the federal standard established in late 2021.