To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services.

Bill: 117-hr-6429
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]
Introduced: 2022-01-19
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Defense spending

Department of Commerce

Department of Health and Human Services

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Health personnel

Health programs administration and funding

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents

Wages and earnings
Latest action: action_date: 2022-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-01-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill addresses the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the Armed Forces and basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Specifically, the 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 because the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.</p> <p>The bill also increases the rate of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services by 2.7% starting on January 1, 2023. <em>Uniformed services</em> means members of the Armed Forces, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6429 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 19, 2022 Mrs. Miller of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services.

1. 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) 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 Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 2. Increase in basic pay for members of the uniformed services Effective on January 1, 2023, the rates of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services are increased by 2.7 percent.