3.0.0 6429 2022-12-30T03:49:03Z 2022-12-30T03:49:03Z House HR 2022-01-19 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 19, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. MILLER of Illinois:H.R. 6429.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution, ``To makeall laws which shall be necessary and proper for carryinginto execution the foregoing powers, and all other powersvested by this Constitution in the Government of the UnitedStates, or in any department or officer thereof.''[Page H253]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-01-19T15:00:25Z To prohibit any requirement that a member of the Armed Forces receive a vaccination against COVID-19. 117 3860 HR 2021-11-01 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Long. Petition No: 117-8. (<a href="https://clerk.house.gov/DischargePetition/20211101?CongressNum=117">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Related bill CRS 2022-01-19 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2022-01-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-01-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001211 Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] Mary Miller R IL E. 15 N Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Defense spending Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Emergency medical services and trauma care Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Wages and earnings Armed Forces and National Security 00 2022-01-19 Introduced in House 2022-03-07T20:34:06Z This bill addresses the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the Armed Forces and basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits adverse action (e.g., punishment) being taken against a member of the Armed Forces because the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

The bill also increases the rate of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services by 2.7% starting on January 1, 2023. Uniformed services means members of the Armed Forces, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

]]> To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Display Title To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Official Title as Introduced To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr6429ih/xml/BILLS-117hr6429ih.xml 2022-01-19 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.