H.R. 297 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 297 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 11, 2023Mr. 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.