3.0.0
117
2025-12-05T22:03:03Z
2025-12-05T22:03:03Z
Senate
S
S
2025-01-16
119
https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/117
- ssas00
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Referred To
2025-01-16T18:19:09Z

- AMERICANS Act
119
511
HR
2025-01-16
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2025-01-16
  - ssas00
Armed Services Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
IntroReferral
- 2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
10000
9
Library of Congress
- C001098
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Ted
Cruz
R
TX
N
- B001243
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
Marsha
Blackburn
R
TN
2025-01-16
True
- B001319
Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
Katie
Britt
R
AL
2025-01-16
True
- B001305
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
Ted
Budd
R
NC
2025-01-16
True
- C001056
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
John
Cornyn
R
TX
2025-01-16
True
- C000880
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
Mike
Crapo
R
ID
2025-01-16
True
- D000618
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
Steve
Daines
R
MT
2025-01-16
True
- H001089
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Josh
Hawley
R
MO
2025-01-16
True
- H001061
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
John
Hoeven
R
ND
2025-01-16
True
- L000577
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
Mike
Lee
R
UT
2025-01-16
True
- R000584
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
James
Risch
R
ID
E.
2025-01-16
True
- S001217
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
Rick
Scott
R
FL
2025-01-16
True
- S001232
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
Tim
Sheehy
R
MT
2025-01-16
True
- J000293
Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Ron
Johnson
R
WI
2025-01-16
True
- J000312
Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV]
James
Justice
R
WV
C.
2025-03-04
False
Armed Forces and National Security
- Administrative remedies
2025-03-10T14:53:17Z
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
2025-03-10T14:53:17Z
- Immunology and vaccination
2025-03-10T14:53:17Z
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
2025-03-10T14:53:17Z
- Military personnel and dependents
2025-03-10T14:53:17Z
Armed Forces and National Security
2025-02-26T16:28:29Z
00
2025-01-16
Introduced in Senate
2025-03-14T20:32:16Z
Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots Act of 2025 or the AMERICANS Act
This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from issuing any COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a replacement for the rescinded vaccine mandate of August 24, 2021, unless the mandate is expressly authorized by Congress. The bill also provides that DOD must establish an application process for remedies for members of the Armed Forces who were discharged or subject to adverse action under the rescinded mandate.
Any administrative discharge of a member on the sole basis of a failure to receive a COVID-19 vaccine must be categorized as an honorable discharge, and DOD is prohibited from taking any adverse action against such a member for that reason.
DOD must try to retain unvaccinated members and provide such members with professional development, promotion and leadership opportunities, and consideration equal to that of their peers.
Additionally, DOD may only consider the COVID-19 vaccination status of members in making certain decisions (e.g., deployments in countries where it is the law) and must establish a process to provide exemptions to certain members for such decisions.
Members who were separated from the Armed Forces for refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine are not required to repay any bonuses and must be reimbursed if they repaid any portion of a bonus prior to this bill's enactment.
This bill applies to all members of the Armed Forces, regardless of whether they sought an accommodation to any DOD COVID-19 vaccination policy.

AMERICANS Act
- Display Title
45

AMERICANS Act
2025-03-05T12:03:18Z
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

AMERICANS Act
2025-02-20T01:53:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
101

Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots Act of 2025
2025-02-20T01:53:19Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Official Title as Introduced
6

A bill to provide remedies to members of the Armed Forces discharged or subject to adverse action under the COVID-19 vaccine mandate.
2025-02-20T01:48:17Z
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Introduced in Senate
2025-01-16T05:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119s117is/xml/BILLS-119s117is.xml
2025-01-16
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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