3.0.0 8553 2023-08-10T23:00:30Z 2023-08-10T23:00:30Z House HR 2022-07-28 117 [Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 126 (Thursday, July 28, 2022)][House][Pages H7405-H7406]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma:H.R. 8553.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:[[Page H7406]]Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 14-16.]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2022-07-28T14:05:45Z 2022-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2022-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2022-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000740 Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] Stephanie Bice R OK I. 5 N J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2022-07-28 True P000599 Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] Bill Posey R FL 8 2022-07-28 True Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2022-07-28 Introduced in House 2023-08-10T22:58:46Z Safeguarding Military Bonuses Act

This bill requires the military departments to grant to certain members of the Armed Forces (i.e., those who were involuntarily separated based on the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination) an exception to the requirement that they must repay a bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit that is contingent on the member's satisfaction of certain service or eligibility requirements. Specifically, this exception applies for such members if the bonus, incentive pay, or similar benefit was made before August 24, 2021.

]]> Safeguarding Military Bonuses Act Display Title Safeguarding Military Bonuses Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Safeguarding Military Bonuses Act Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 37, United States Code, to exempt certain bonuses, incentive pay, and other benefits from repayment in the case of a member of the Armed Forces involuntarily separated for refusing to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr8553ih/xml/BILLS-117hr8553ih.xml 2022-07-28 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.