S 4304
117th Congress
Senate
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Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
Introduced: May 25, 2022
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 25, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
May 25, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
This bill provides that a cadet or midshipman at a federal service academy (e.g., the U.S. Naval Academy) may not be required to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition for graduation and may not be dismissed from the academy as a result of refusing to be vaccinated.
Cadets and midshipmen who are prohibited from fulfilling their service agreement due to their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination may not be subjected to repayment provisions (e.g., bonus repayment) or specified debt repayment collections.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Committees of jurisdiction
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