A joint resolution 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.

Senate Joint Resolution 39 is a measure intended to permanently block a Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) rule that mandated COVID-19 vaccinations for staff and universal masking for everyone age two and older in Head Start programs. By utilizing the Congressional Review Act, this resolution would nullify those federal requirements for the early childhood education centers that serve low-income families. If enacted, the bill would return the authority to set masking and vaccination policies to local Head Start providers and individual states rather than following a uniform federal standard.