Service Restoration Act

Summary

Service Restoration Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces, or a cadet or midshipman at a military service academy, to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Additionally, no such individuals may be subject to adverse action solely on the basis of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. At the request of an individual who was involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely because of a refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, the military department concerned must reinstate the individual as a member of the Armed Force in the same rank and grade the individual held at the time of separation, expunge from the individual's military service record any reference to adverse action related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and include the period between the involuntary separation and reinstatement in the computation of retired or retainer pay of the individual. The bill requires that the discharge of members due to the failure to obey a lawful order to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be categorized as an honorable discharge, including for individuals who were discharged prior to the enactment of this bill.

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Timeline

1. 20 January 2023

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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2. 20 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 20 January 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 20 January 2023 · Official file

Documents

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 January 2023

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 20 January 2023

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 20 January 2023

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Sponsors

• Chip Roy · R · Sponsor
• Warren Davidson · R · Sponsor
• Jeff Duncan · R · Sponsor
• Bill Posey · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] · R · Sponsor
• Keith Self · R · Sponsor
• Paul Gosar · R · Sponsor
• Mary Miller · R · Sponsor
• Eric Crawford · R · Sponsor
• Andy Biggs · R · Sponsor
• Andrew Ogles · R · Sponsor
• Barry Moore · R · Sponsor
• Brian Babin · R · Sponsor
• Bob Good · R · Cosponsor
• Anna Paulina Luna · R · Cosponsor
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