HR 7570
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' education, employment, rehabilitation
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Wages and earnings
To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
Introduced: April 25, 2022
Introduced by:
Smith, Christopher H.
Republican
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 25, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Apr 25, 2022
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
This bill requires the reinstatement of individuals who were discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces solely because they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, such individuals must be reinstated, at their request, in the same rank and grade they held at the time of their separation from the Armed Forces.
The discharge or dismissal of such individuals must be characterized as honorable.
Such individuals may not be denied retired or retainer pay or any benefits through the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs solely on the basis they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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