Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
Latest action · May 31, 2022 Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
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.
- IntroducedMay 27, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 20
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 27, 2022 to Nov 15, 2022; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MI | Bill Huizenga | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-FL | Bill Posey | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-VA | Bob Good | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-TN | Diana Harshbarger | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-NY | Elise M. Stefanik | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-IL | Mary E. Miller | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-FL | Matt Gaetz | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-AL | Mo Brooks | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-KY | Thomas Massie | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Original | May 27, 2022 |
| R-MT | Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr. | May 31, 2022 | |
| R-NC | Ted Budd | May 31, 2022 | |
| R-TX | Chip Roy | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-MI | Lisa C. McClain | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-IL | Rodney Davis | Jun 7, 2022 | |
| R-LA | Clay Higgins | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Jun 9, 2022 | |
| R-TN | Mark E. Green | Jun 23, 2022 | |
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Jul 28, 2022 | |
| R-FL | W. Gregory Steube | Nov 15, 2022 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Armed Services Committee | Referred May 27, 2022 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 27, 2022 |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred May 31, 2022 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 31, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- May 27, 2022Introduced in House
- May 27, 2022Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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. 168, no. 93, May 27, 2022, page H5221.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4304 | Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022 | Identical bill | May 25, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit unfair treatment of cadets and midshipmen who refuse to get the COVID-19 vaccine, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Defending Freedom of Conscience for Cadets and Midshipmen Act of 2022
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Debt collection
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Higher education
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Marine and inland water transportation
- Military education and training
- Military personnel and dependents
- Student aid and college costs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 27, 2022Introduced 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.
