HR 7049 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To repeal the Department of Veterans Affairs directive relating to the COVID-19 vaccination program for Veterans Health Administration health care personnel, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jan 18, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Chip Roy R-TX

Latest action · Feb 21, 2024 Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.

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.

IntroducedJan 18, 2024
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 21

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 18, 2024 to Feb 23, 2024; 16 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-TN	Andrew Ogles	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-VA	Bob Good	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-NC	Dan Bishop	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-SD	Dusty Johnson	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-AZ	Elijah Crane	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-MO	Eric Burlison	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-MT	Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-TX	Michael Cloud	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-GA	Mike Collins	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-TX	Roger Williams	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-TX	Ronny Jackson	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Jan 18, 2024
R-VA	Ben Cline		Jan 25, 2024
R-WY	Harriet M. Hageman		Jan 25, 2024
R-FL	Anna Paulina Luna		Jan 31, 2024
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany		Feb 14, 2024
R-FL	Byron Donalds		Feb 23, 2024

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Veterans' Affairs Committee	Referred Jan 18, 2024
	Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Subcommittee	Referred Feb 21, 2024

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 21, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
Jan 18, 2024Introduced in House
Jan 18, 2024Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1. Section 8. The single subject of this legislation is: To repeal VHA Directive 1193.01(1) and prohibit the VA from issuing a similar directive.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 10, January 18, 2024, page H241.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 118-99	LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON H.R. 6482, TO AMEND THE GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT OF 1970 TO PROMOTE TIMELY EXPLORATION FOR GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES UNDER GEOTHERMAL LEASES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, "ENHANCING GEOTHERMAL PRODUCTION ON FEDERAL LANDS ACT"; H.R. 7370, TO AMEND THE GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT OF 1970 TO ESTABLISH A DEADLINE FOR PROCESSING APPLICATIONS RELATED TO GEOTHERMAL LEASING, "GEOTHERMAL ENERGY OPPORTUNITY (GEO) ACT"; H.R. 7375, TO AMEND THE MINERAL LEASING ACT TO IMPROVE THE ASSESSMENT OF EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FEES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES; H.R. 7377, TO AMEND THE FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTY MANAGEMENT ACT OF 1982 TO IMPROVE THE MANAGEMENT OF ROYALTIES FROM OIL AND GAS LEASES, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, "ROYALTY RESILIENCY ACT"; H.R. 7409, TO AMEND THE GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT OF 1970 TO WAIVE THE REQUIREMENT FOR A FEDERAL DRILLING PERMIT FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES, TO EXEMPT CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FROM THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT OF 1969, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, "HARNESSING E49 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Mar 6, 2024

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To repeal the Department of Veterans Affairs directive relating to the COVID-19 vaccination program for Veterans Health Administration health care personnel, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jan 18, 2024Introduced in House

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