HR 6671
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 personnel and dependents
Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Introduced: February 9, 2022
Introduced by:
Fitzgerald, Scott
Republican
· Wisconsin
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Everywhere this bill has been
4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 19, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Jul 19, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 9, 2022
Introduced in House
Feb 9, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Plain-English 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 educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.
What's happening now
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Committees of jurisdiction
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