# 117-hr-6429: To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services.

117-hr-6429, To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-6429
- Congress: 117
- Title: To establish certain protections for members of the Armed Forces who refuse to receive vaccinations against COVID-19, and to increase basic pay for members of the uniformed services.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-01-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill addresses the COVID-19 vaccine for members of the Armed Forces and basic pay for members of the uniformed services. Specifically, the bill prohibits the use of federal funds to require a member of the Armed Forces to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also prohibits adverse action (e.g., punishment) being taken against a member of the Armed Forces because the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. The bill also increases the rate of monthly basic pay for members of the uniformed services by 2.7% starting on January 1, 2023. Uniformed services means members of the Armed Forces, the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the commissioned corps of the Public Health Service.

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## Sources
- [117-hr-6429 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6429)

## Related
- [117-hr-1057: Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1057)
- [117-hr-9575: No Taxpayer Funds for Illegal Alien Abortions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9575)
- [117-hjres-102: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-102)
- [117-hr-9483: Agriculture Foreign Investment Transparency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9483)
- [117-hr-9448: Free Speech Defense Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9448)
- [117-hr-9407: Developing America’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9407)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6429 (as of 2025-11-18).