118th Congress Armed Forces and National Security
H.R. 297: To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
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Summary
This bill requires the military departments to reinstate individuals (upon their request) who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely based on their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Such individuals must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
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Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Rick Allen R-GAOriginal
- Gus Bilirakis R-FLOriginal
- Brian Babin R-TXOriginal
- Mike Bost R-ILOriginal
- Andy Biggs R-AZOriginal
- Tim Burchett R-TNOriginal
- Dan Bishop R-NCOriginal
- Michael Cloud R-TXOriginal
- Ben Cline R-VAOriginal
- Byron Donalds R-FLOriginal
- Jeff Duncan R-SCOriginal
- Patrick Fallon R-TXOriginal
- Brad Finstad R-MNOriginal
- Matt Gaetz R-FLOriginal
- Bill Huizenga R-MIOriginal
- Diana Harshbarger R-TNOriginal
- Wesley Hunt R-TXOriginal
- Bill Johnson R-OHOriginal
- Mike Kelly R-PAOriginal
- Barry Loudermilk R-GAOriginal
- Lisa McClain R-MIOriginal
- Thomas Massie R-KYOriginal
- John Moolenaar R-MIOriginal
- Gregory Murphy R-NCOriginal
- Mary Miller R-ILOriginal
- Bill Posey R-FLOriginal
- Scott Perry R-PAOriginal
- John Rutherford R-FLOriginal
- Pete Stauber R-MNOriginal
- W. Steube R-FLOriginal
- Claudia Tenney R-NYOriginal
- Jefferson Van Drew R-NJOriginal
- Ryan Zinke R-MTOriginal
- Tracey Mann R-KS
- Garret Graves R-LA
- David Joyce R-OH
- Debbie Lesko R-AZ
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History
- Introduced in the House by Brian Mast.
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- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.