US HB291 | 2023-2024 | 118th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 20-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-30 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 11 2023 - 25% progression
Action: 2023-03-30 - Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Vaccine Discharge Parity Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Scott Fitzgerald [R-WI] | Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL] | Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL] | Rep. Dan Crenshaw [R-TX] |
| Rep. Bill Huizenga [R-MI] | Rep. James Baird [R-IN] | Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks [R-IA] | Rep. Ronny Jackson [R-TX] |
| Rep. Wesley Hunt [R-TX] | Rep. Barry Moore [R-AL] | Rep. Brian Mast [R-FL] | Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL] |
| Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX] | Rep. Monica De La Cruz [R-TX] | Rep. Andrew Garbarino [R-NY] | Rep. Juan Ciscomani [R-AZ] |
| Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV] | Rep. Dan Newhouse [R-WA] | Rep. Morgan Luttrell [R-TX] | Rep. Chuck Edwards [R-NC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-30 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held. |
| 2023-02-08 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. |
| 2023-01-11 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs. |
| 2023-01-11 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/291/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/118/bills/hr291/BILLS-118hr291ih.pdf |
