# 117-hr-7570: To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.

117-hr-7570, To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7570
- Congress: 117
- Title: To establish certain protections for individuals involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of refusing to receive vaccinations against COVID-19.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-04-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 16
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill requires the reinstatement of individuals who were discharged or dismissed from the Armed Forces solely because they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Specifically, such individuals must be reinstated, at their request, in the same rank and grade they held at the time of their separation from the Armed Forces. The discharge or dismissal of such individuals must be characterized as honorable. Such individuals may not be denied retired or retainer pay or any benefits through the Department of Defense or Department of Veterans Affairs solely on the basis they refused to receive a COVID-19 vaccination.

## Cosponsors (16)

- Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] (R-FL), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McKinley, David B. [R-WV-1] (R-WV), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brooks, Mo [R-AL-5] (R-AL), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Murphy, Gregory F. [R-NC-3] (R-NC), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2022-05-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2022-05-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Buck, Ken [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2022-06-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2022-11-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7570 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7570)

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- [117-hjres-65: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United Stat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hjres-65)
- [117-hres-548: Denouncing the horrors of socialism.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hres-548)
- [117-hr-18: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-18)
- [117-hr-619: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-619)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
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