Service Restoration Act

Bill: 117-hr-6649
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21]
Introduced: 2022-02-08
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Defense spending

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Health programs administration and funding

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

Personnel records
Latest action: action_date: 2022-02-08
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-02-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><strong>Service Restoration Act</strong></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits adverse action (e.g., punishment) being taken against a member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.</p> <p>Individuals who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation. In computing retired or retainer pay, the military department concerned must include the time between the involuntary separation and reinstatement of the individual. </p> <p>The military department concerned must expunge adverse actions or references to involuntary separation related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from an individual's service record.<br>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6649 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2022 Mr. Roy (for himself, Mrs. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Posey , Mr. Rosendale , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Taylor , and Mr. Good of Virginia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To prohibit adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces who refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Service Restoration Act . 2. Protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID–19 (a) Prohibitions (1) Federal funding No Federal funds may be used to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. (2) Adverse action The Secretary concerned may not take any adverse action against a member of the Armed Forces solely on the basis that such member refuses to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. (b) Reinstatement (1) Requirement At the election of a covered individual, the Secretary concerned shall reinstate such covered individual— (A) as a member of the Armed Force concerned; and (B) in the grade held by such covered individual immediately before the involuntary separation of the covered individual. (2) Computation of retired or retainer pay In the case of an covered individual reinstated as a member of the Armed Forces under paragraph (1), the Secretary concerned shall include, in the computation of retired or retainer pay for such covered individual, the time between the involuntary separation of such covered individual and such reinstatement. (c) Expungement The Secretary concerned shall expunge, from the service record of a covered individual or a member of the Armed Forces who received an adverse action solely on the basis of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID–19, each reference to involuntary separation, or to adverse action, solely on such basis. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) The term adverse action includes the following: (A) Retaliation. (B) Punishment. (C) Disparate treatment. (D) A requirement to wear a mask. (E) A requirement to reside in substandard housing. (2) The term covered individual means an individual involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a vaccination against COVID–19. (3) The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.