S 4172 117th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Department of Defense Emergency medical services and trauma care Immunology and vaccination Infectious and parasitic diseases Military medicine Military personnel and dependents Personnel records Religion

AMERICANS Act

Introduced: May 10, 2022 Introduced by: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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May 10, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

May 10, 2022

Introduced in Senate

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Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots Act of 2022 or the AMERICANS Act

This bill modifies the classification of discharge and remedies available to specified individuals who were discharged for failing to obey an order to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Such individuals include members of the Armed Forces, individuals enrolled at a military service academy, or individuals enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) or Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC) program.

What's happening now May 10, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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