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HR 5892 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Our Veterans Earned It Act

Introduced: November 5, 2021 Introduced by: Babin, Brian Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Nov 5, 2021
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Our Veterans Earned It Act

This bill prohibits members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from being denied a federal benefit they are entitled to by reason of their service in the Armed Forces.

What's happening now November 5, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 28
All 28 Republican 19
Burgess, Michael
· Dec 7, 2021
CHABOT, STEVE
· Dec 7, 2021
 R
Feenstra, Randy
Iowa · Dec 7, 2021
 R
Harshbarger, Diana
Tennessee · Dec 7, 2021
 R
LaMalfa, Doug
California · Dec 7, 2021
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Dec 7, 2021
 R
Moolenaar, John R.
Michigan · Dec 7, 2021
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 7, 2021
Mooney, Alexander
· Nov 30, 2021
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Tenney, Claudia
New York · Nov 18, 2021
 R
Pfluger, August
Texas · Nov 17, 2021
 R
Van Duyne, Beth
Texas · Nov 17, 2021
Good, Bob
· Nov 16, 2021
Graves, Garret
· Nov 16, 2021
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Nov 16, 2021
 R
Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Nov 12, 2021
 R
Cline, Ben
Virginia · Nov 9, 2021
Gibbs, Bob
· Nov 9, 2021
Posey, Bill
· Nov 9, 2021
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Nov 5, 2021
 R
Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Nov 5, 2021
Lamborn, Doug
· Nov 5, 2021
 R
McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Nov 5, 2021
McKinley, David
· Nov 5, 2021
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Nov 5, 2021
 R
Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Nov 5, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5892: Our Veterans Earned It Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5892/
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"H.R. 5892: Our Veterans Earned It Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5892/.
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H.R. 5892, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5892/.
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[H.R. 5892: Our Veterans Earned It Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-5892/)
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