# 117-hr-7936: AMERICANS Act

117-hr-7936, AMERICANS Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA); status Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7936
- Congress: 117
- Title: AMERICANS Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
- Introduced: 2022-06-03
- Sponsor: Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] (R-LA)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Allowing Military Exemptions, Recognizing Individual Concerns About New Shots Act of 2022 or the AMERICANS Act This bill modifies the classification of discharge and remedies available to specified individuals who were discharged for failing to obey an order to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Such individuals include members of the Armed Forces, individuals enrolled at a military service academy, or individuals enrolled in the Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) or Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (SROTC) program.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2022-07-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2022-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2022-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-hr-7936 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7936)

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- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-5142: To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servi…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5142)
- [117-hr-9063: Protect Farmers from the SEC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-9063)
- [117-hr-8814: Protecting Pain-Capable Unborn Children from Late-Term Abortions Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8814)
- [117-hr-7437: No Timber From Tyrants Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7437)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7936 (as of 2025-11-18).