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7570
2023-08-07T23:45:18Z
2023-08-07T23:45:18Z
House
HR
2022-04-25
117
[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 67 (Monday, April 25, 2022)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:H.R. 7570.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H4459]
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Armed Services Committee
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Standing
  - Referred to
2022-04-25T16:30:10Z

- To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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- 2022-04-25
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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Armed Services Committee
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2022-05-10
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2022-05-10
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2022-05-10
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2022-05-27
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2022-05-27
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2022-05-27
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2022-06-21
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2022-06-21
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2022-11-17
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Armed Forces and National Security
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
- Veterans' pensions and compensation
- Wages and earnings
Armed Forces and National Security
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2022-04-25
Introduced in House
2023-08-07T23:15:06Z
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.

To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
- Display Title

To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
- Official Title as Introduced

To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2022-04-25T04:00:00Z
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2022-04-25
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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