HR 6671 United States House · 117th Congress

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.

Summary

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.

Issues: ✓ Veterans

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

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Feb 2022

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Introduced Feb 9, 2022 Last action Jul 19, 2022

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Jul 19, 2022

Introduced

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.

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Jul 19, 2022

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Feb 9, 2022

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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Feb 9, 2022

Introduced

Introduced in House

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1 primary · 17 co-sponsors