To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
USA117th CongressHR-6671| House
| Updated: 7/19/2022
Scott Fitzgerald
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (17)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Cliff Bentz (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
USA117th CongressHR-6671| House
| Updated: 7/19/2022
This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Scott Fitzgerald
Republican Representative
Wisconsin
Cosponsors (17)
Doug LaMalfa (Republican)Chip Roy (Republican)Barry Moore (Republican)Thomas P. Tiffany (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)James R. Baird (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Cliff Bentz (Republican)Mike Bost (Republican)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Bill Huizenga (Republican)Jay Obernolte (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Jack Bergman (Republican)Brian Babin (Republican)Bryan Steil (Republican)
Veterans' Affairs Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitation