AMERICANS Act
USA117th CongressS-4172| Senate
| Updated: 5/10/2022
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (14)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Armed Services Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Armed Forces and National Security
Administrative remediesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsReligion
AMERICANS Act
USA117th CongressS-4172| Senate
| Updated: 5/10/2022
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.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
Ted Cruz
Republican Senator
Texas
Cosponsors (14)
Rick Scott (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Rand Paul (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)
Armed Services Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Administrative remediesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightDepartment of DefenseEmergency medical services and trauma careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsPersonnel recordsReligion