Safeguarding the U.S. Armed Forces and Service Academies Act

3.0.0 881 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z 2025-06-06T14:17:56Z House H HR 2023-02-08 118 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. STEUBE:H.R. 881.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8The single subject of this legislation is:To establish certain protections for a member of the ArmedFroces, or a cadet or midshipman at a Federal serviceacademy, who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.[Page H782]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-02-08T15:02:20Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred To 2023-02-08T15:02:15Z 2023-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2023-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001214 Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] W. Steube R FL Gregory 17 N Armed Forces and National Security Armed Forces and National Security 2023-03-16T20:00:18Z

00 2023-02-08 Introduced in House 2023-06-05T16:33:43Z Safeguarding the U.S. Armed Forces and Service Academies Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to enforce or establish a mandate requiring a member of the Armed Forces, or a cadet or midshipman at a federal service academy, to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, no such individuals may be subject to adverse action solely on the basis of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. At the request of an individual who was involuntarily separated from an Armed Force or federal service academy solely because of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the military department concerned must <ul> <li>reinstate the individual as a member of the Armed Force in the same rank and grade the individual held at the time of separation, or reinstate the individual as a cadet or midshipman with the credits the individual had completed at the time of separation;</li> <li>expunge from the individual's military service record any reference to adverse action related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination; and</li> <li>include the period between the involuntary separation and reinstatement in the computation of retired or retainer pay of the individual.</li> </ul> Such individuals must be entitled to back pay for the period between the separation and the reinstatement. The bill requires that the discharge of members due to the failure to obey a lawful order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be categorized as an honorable discharge, including for individuals who were discharged prior to the enactment of this bill.

Safeguarding the U.S. Armed Forces and Service Academies Act Display Title 45 Safeguarding the U.S. Armed Forces and Service Academies Act 2024-07-24T15:23:46Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Safeguarding the U.S. Armed Forces and Service Academies Act 2024-05-24T13:42:27Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To establish certain protections for a member of the Armed Forces, or a cadet or midshipman at a Federal service academy, who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. 2024-03-18T20:18:47Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr881ih/xml/BILLS-118hr881ih.xml 2023-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 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.