About the bill
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Context
In August 2021, the Defense Department instituted a Covid vaccine mandate for military members.
“To defend this nation, we need a healthy and ready force,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote in a memo announcing the policy. “After careful consultation with medical experts and military leadership, and with the support of the president, I have determined that mandatory vaccination against [Covid-19] is necessary to protect the force and defend the American people.”
The vast majority of military members complied: about 99% of the active-duty Navy, Air Force, and Marines, 98% of the Army, and a somewhat-lower but still above 90% of the National Guard and Reserves. However, more than …
Sponsor and status
118th Congress (2023–2025)
Introduced on Jan 24, 2023
This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on January 24, 2023. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.
Other activity may have occurred on another bill with identical or similar provisions.
20 Cosponsors (20 Republicans)
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May 10, 2022
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Jan 24, 2023
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S. 29 is a bill in the United States Congress.
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