To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that such member refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID-19 or disclose whether such member has received such a vaccination.
Latest action · Nov 9, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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 9, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill prohibits military departments from taking any adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces based solely on the member's refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination or to disclose whether they have received such vaccination.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 9, 2021 to Dec 7, 2021, with 7 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-CO | Lauren Boebert | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-TX | Randy K. Weber, Sr. | Original | Nov 9, 2021 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Nov 16, 2021 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| R-FL | Byron Donalds | Dec 7, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2021Introduced in House
- Nov 9, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Administrative remedies
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee performance
- Health information and medical records
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Worker safety and health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 9, 2021Introduced in House
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