To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID-19.

Bill: 118-hr-297
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
Introduced: 2023-01-11
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases

Military medicine

Military personnel and dependents
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-11
text: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-11
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the military departments to reinstate individuals (upon their request) who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely based on their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Such individuals must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation.</p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 297 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2023 Mr. Mast (for himself, Mr. Duncan , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Van Drew , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Babin , Mr. Posey , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Allen , Mrs. McClain , Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Steube , Ms. Tenney , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Cloud , Mr. Bost , Mr. Perry , Mr. Massie , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Hunt , Mr. Cline , Mr. Moolenaar , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Zinke , and Mr. Donalds ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary concerned to reinstate a member involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of the refusal of such member to receive a vaccination against COVID–19.

1. Reinstatement of members involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces on the basis of refusal to receive vaccinations against COVID–19 (a) Reinstatement At the election of a covered individual, the Secretary concerned shall reinstate such covered individual— (1) as a member of the Armed Force concerned; and (2) in the grade held by such covered individual immediately before the involuntary separation of the covered individual. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) 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. (2) The term Secretary concerned has the meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.