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HR 6649 117th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cardiovascular and respiratory health Defense spending Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment discrimination and employee rights Health programs administration and funding Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Personnel records

Service Restoration Act

Introduced: February 8, 2022 Introduced by: Roy, Chip Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Feb 8, 2022
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Service Restoration Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits adverse action (e.g., punishment) being taken against a member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

Individuals who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation. In computing retired or retainer pay, the military department concerned must include the time between the involuntary separation and reinstatement of the individual.

The military department concerned must expunge adverse actions or references to involuntary separation related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from an individual's service record.

What's happening now February 8, 2022

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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 Cosponsors 15
All 15 Republican 11
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Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · May 16, 2022
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Boebert, Lauren
Colorado · Mar 7, 2022
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Mar 3, 2022
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Davidson, Warren
Ohio · Mar 2, 2022
 R
Biggs, Andy
Arizona · Feb 28, 2022
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Feb 18, 2022
 R
Budd, Ted
North Carolina · Feb 15, 2022
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Clyde, Andrew S.
Georgia · Feb 15, 2022
Brooks, Mo
· Feb 11, 2022
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Miller, Mary E.
Illinois · Feb 11, 2022
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Norman, Ralph
South Carolina · Feb 11, 2022
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Cloud, Michael
Texas · Feb 8, 2022
Gohmert, Louie
· Feb 8, 2022
Posey, Bill
· Feb 8, 2022
Taylor, Van
· Feb 8, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6649: Service Restoration Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6649/
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"H.R. 6649: Service Restoration Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6649/.
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H.R. 6649, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6649/.
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