[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5935 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5935

To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces solely 
on the basis that such member refuses to receive a vaccination against 
     COVID-19 or disclose whether such member has received such a 
                              vaccination.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            November 9, 2021

Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Good of Virginia, Mr. Gohmert, 
 Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Higgins of Louisiana, Mrs. Boebert, 
   and Mr. Weber of Texas) introduced the following bill; which was 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces solely 
on the basis that such member refuses to receive a vaccination against 
     COVID-19 or disclose whether such member has received such a 
                              vaccination.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION OF ADVERSE ACTION AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE ARMED 
              FORCES SOLELY ON THE BASIS THAT SUCH MEMBER REFUSES TO 
              RECEIVE A VACCINATION AGAINST COVID-19 OR DISCLOSE 
              WHETHER SUCH MEMBER HAS RECEIVED SUCH A VACCINATION.

    The Secretary concerned (as that term is defined in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code) may not take any adverse action against a 
member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that such member 
refuses--
            (1) to receive a vaccination against COVID-19; or
            (2) disclose whether such member has received such a 
        vaccination.
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