H.R. 6671 · 117th Congress
To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that a member of the Armed Forces, granted a general discharge under honorable conditions on the sole basis that such member failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19, is eligible for certain educational assistance administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Introduced
- 2022-02-09
- Latest action
- 2022-07-19 · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Summary
This bill ensures that members of the Armed Forces who were granted a general discharge under honorable conditions (on the sole basis that the members failed to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19) are eligible for Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance under the Montgomery GI Bill-Active Duty and Post-9/11 GI Bill programs.