HR 6671 · 117th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced 2022-02-09· Sponsored by Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.(2022-07-19)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.…

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H.R. 6671, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19

Aug 31, 2022

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 19, 2022

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Cosponsors (17)

17 Republicans