A bill to prohibit any requirement that a member of the National Guard receive a vaccination against COVID-19.
Summary
This bill prohibits federal funds from being used to require a member of the National Guard to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. In addition, the Department of Defense is prohibited from taking any adverse action (e.g., punishment) against a member of the National Guard because the member refuses to receive such a vaccination.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 11, 2022
Last action Jul 11, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Jul 11, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
upper
Jul 11, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 10 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Marsha Blackburn
RRepublican
Co
Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
Co
James E. Risch
RRepublican
Co
John Hoeven
RRepublican
Co
Marco Rubio
RRepublican
Co
Mike Braun
RRepublican
Co
Mike Crapo
RRepublican
Co
Roger F. Wicker
RRepublican
Co
Roger Marshall
RRepublican
Co
Steve Daines
RRepublican
Co
Tom Cotton
RRepublican
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