Our Veterans Earned It Act
Latest action · Nov 5, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 5, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Our Veterans Earned It Act
This bill prohibits members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from being denied a federal benefit they are entitled to by reason of their service in the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 5, 2021 to Dec 7, 2021; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | Andy Biggs | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-CO | Doug Lamborn | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Original | Nov 5, 2021 |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Nov 9, 2021 | |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Nov 12, 2021 | |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Darrell Issa | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-LA | Garret Graves | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-TX | August Pfluger | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Beth Van Duyne | Nov 17, 2021 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Dan Crenshaw | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| R-WV | Alexander X. Mooney | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-MI | John R. Moolenaar | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-IA | Randy Feenstra | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Dec 7, 2021 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Nov 5, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 5, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 195, November 5, 2021, page H6236.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit the denial of any Federal benefit, to which an individual is entitled by reason of service as a member of the Armed Forces, solely on the basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Our Veterans Earned It Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 5, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
