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HR 6633 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment discrimination and employee rights Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Military medicine Military personnel and dependents

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.

Introduced: February 7, 2022 Introduced by: Mast, Brian J. Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 7, 2022
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now February 7, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6649 Related bill Service Restoration Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 13
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Murphy, Gregory F.
North Carolina · Dec 7, 2022
Taylor, Van
· Feb 8, 2022
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Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Feb 7, 2022
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 7, 2022
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Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 7, 2022
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Feb 7, 2022
Bishop, Dan
· Feb 7, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 7, 2022
Davis, Rodney
· Feb 7, 2022
Duncan, Jeff
· Feb 7, 2022
Gaetz, Matt
· Feb 7, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 7, 2022
 R
Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Feb 7, 2022
Hice, Jody
· Feb 7, 2022
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 7, 2022
 R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2022
Long, Billy
· Feb 7, 2022
 R
Mann, Tracey
Kansas · Feb 7, 2022
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McClain, Lisa C.
Michigan · Feb 7, 2022
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Perry, Scott
Pennsylvania · Feb 7, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 7, 2022
Rosendale, Matthew
· Feb 7, 2022
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Feb 7, 2022
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6633: 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.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6633/
MLA
"H.R. 6633: 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.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6633/.
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H.R. 6633, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6633/.
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[H.R. 6633: 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.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6633/)
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