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HR 291 118th 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

Vaccine Discharge Parity Act

Introduced: November 30, 2023 Introduced by: Fitzgerald, Scott Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 2023
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
Jan 11, 2023
Introduced in House
Jan 11, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine Discharge Parity Act

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 (VA) educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.

The bill also extends certain loan fee rates through March 1, 2031, under the VA's home loan program.

What's happening now March 30, 2023

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Republican 16
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Edwards, Chuck
North Carolina · Nov 30, 2023
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Luttrell, Morgan
Texas · May 9, 2023
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Mar 14, 2023
 R
Ciscomani, Juan
Arizona · Jan 25, 2023
 R
Garbarino, Andrew R.
New York · Jan 24, 2023
 R
Babin, Brian
Texas · Jan 12, 2023
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De La Cruz, Monica
Texas · Jan 12, 2023
 R
Baird, James R.
Indiana · Jan 11, 2023
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Bost, Mike
Illinois · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Crenshaw, Dan
Texas · Jan 11, 2023
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Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Hunt, Wesley
Texas · Jan 11, 2023
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Jackson, Ronny
Texas · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Jan 11, 2023
 R
Miller-Meeks, Mariannette
Iowa · Jan 11, 2023
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Moore, Barry
Alabama · Jan 11, 2023
Posey, Bill
· Jan 11, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 291: Vaccine Discharge Parity Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-291/
MLA
"H.R. 291: Vaccine Discharge Parity Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-291/.
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H.R. 291, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-291/.
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