To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
USA117th CongressHR-7570| House
| Updated: 4/25/2022
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (16)
Mo Brooks (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the reinstatement of individuals who were discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces solely because they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, such individuals must be reinstated, at their request, in the same rank and grade they held at the time of their separation from the Armed Forces. The discharge or dismissal of such individuals must be characterized as honorable. Such individuals may not be denied retired or retainer pay or any benefits through the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs solely on the basis they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensationWages and earnings
To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
USA117th CongressHR-7570| House
| Updated: 4/25/2022
This bill requires the reinstatement of individuals who were discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces solely because they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, such individuals must be reinstated, at their request, in the same rank and grade they held at the time of their separation from the Armed Forces. The discharge or dismissal of such individuals must be characterized as honorable. Such individuals may not be denied retired or retainer pay or any benefits through the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs solely on the basis they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Christopher H. Smith
Republican Representative
New Jersey
Cosponsors (16)
Mo Brooks (Republican)Elise M. Stefanik (Republican)Gregory F. Murphy (Republican)Neal P. Dunn (Republican)Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Ken Buck (Republican)Billy Long (Republican)David B. McKinley (Republican)Nancy Mace (Republican)Brian J. Mast (Republican)John H. Rutherford (Republican)Michael Cloud (Republican)Mary E. Miller (Republican)Bill Posey (Republican)Louie Gohmert (Republican)Michael Guest (Republican)
Armed Services 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 medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' education, employment, rehabilitationVeterans' pensions and compensationWages and earnings