H.R. 6671 · 117th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general…
Full title
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.
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FitzgeraldSponsor17 cosponsors · 17 R
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Bergman
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Crenshaw
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Davis
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Huizenga
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LaMalfa
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Miller-Meeks
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Posey
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McKinley
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Babin
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Baird
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Moore
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Obernolte
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Tiffany
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Bentz
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Roy
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Steil8 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
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 it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Feb 9, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: 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.
Latest action (Jul 19, 2022): Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: House · Introduced: Feb 9, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.