118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 291: Vaccine Discharge Parity Act
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Summary
This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through March 1, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.
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Roll calls
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Amendments
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Cosponsors
- Mike Bost R-ILOriginal
- James Baird R-INOriginal
- Dan Crenshaw R-TXOriginal
- Matt Gaetz R-FLOriginal
- Bill Huizenga R-MIOriginal
- Wesley Hunt R-TXOriginal
- Ronny Jackson R-TXOriginal
- Brian Mast R-FLOriginal
- Barry Moore R-ALOriginal
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks R-IAOriginal
- Bill Posey R-FLOriginal
- Brian Babin R-TX
- Mónica De La Cruz R-TX
- Andrew Garbarino R-NY
- Juan Ciscomani R-AZ
- Dan Newhouse R-WA
- Morgan Luttrell R-TX
- Charles (Chuck) Edwards R-NC
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History
- Introduced in the House by Scott Fitzgerald.
Show the full action history (4 actions)
- Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.