S. 4304 · 117th Congress
Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
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Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · May 25, 2022
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
Latest action (May 25, 2022): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 25, 2022
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.