Reinstate Our Troops Act
This bill, HR 3458 (Reinstate Our Troops Act), provides relief to military service members who were involuntarily separated solely for refusing COVID-19 vaccinations. It requires military leaders to reinstate eligible service members to their previous rank within 30 days of their request (made within one year of the law's passage), return any bonuses they repaid due to separation, and change their discharge status to "honorable" if they don't seek reinstatement. It also mandates expunging records of the vaccination refusal from their service files. The bill requires the Secretary of Defense to report on implementation to Congress within 60 days.
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Introduced May 18, 2023
Last action May 18, 2023
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May 18, 2023
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
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May 18, 2023
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1 primary · 29 co-sponsors
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John H. Rutherford
RRepublican
Co
Aaron Bean
RRepublican
Co
Alexander X. Mooney
RRepublican
Co
Andy Biggs
RRepublican
Co
Barry Loudermilk
RRepublican
Co
Bill Posey
RRepublican
Co
Burgess Owens
RRepublican
Co
Claudia Tenney
RRepublican
Co
Daniel Webster
RRepublican
Co
George Santos
RRepublican
Co
Gregory F. Murphy
RRepublican
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