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    <item congress="117" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6178" measure-id="id117hr6178" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2021-12-08" update-date="2022-03-24">
        <title>To prohibit the Department of Defense from discharging or withholding pay or benefits from members of the National Guard based on COVID-19 vaccination status.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id117hr6178v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2022-03-24">
            <action-date>2021-12-08</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p>This bill prohibits the Department of Defense (DOD) from taking specified actions against a member of the National Guard based on whether the member has received a COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, DOD may not (1) involuntarily discharge or discipline the member, (2) withhold pay or benefits from the member, or (3) prohibit the member from participating in training or using equipment.</p>]]></summary-text>
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