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.
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Just introduced
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 9, 2022)
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.
What just happenedJul 19, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 9, 2022
- Jul 19, 2022Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 13.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Jul 19, 2022Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Feb 9, 2022IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Veterans' Affairs Committee - Feb 9, 2022IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2022IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House