COVID–19 Military Backpay Act of 2025
This bill allows military members discharged for refusing mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations to seek legal remedies for wrongful discharges. If the Court of Federal Claims rules the discharge was involuntary (e.g., due to vaccine noncompliance), affected service members receive back pay for missed training, retroactive service time to reach retirement milestones (like 18 or 20 years), and full retirement benefits. The law specifically covers discharges resulting from vaccine mandate refusal, including separations labeled "for convenience" or "misconduct" related to vaccination status. It applies to current cases pending in the Court of Federal Claims after enactment.
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Introduced Jun 17, 2025
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
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Tim Sheehy
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