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H.R. 6649: Service Restoration Act

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H.R. 6649: Service Restoration Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-02-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2022-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Service Restoration Act

Plain summary

Service Restoration Act This 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 solely on the basis that the member refuses to receive a COVID-19 vaccination. Individuals who were involuntarily separated from the Armed Forces solely on the basis of their refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination must be reinstated in the grade they held prior to the separation. In computing retired or retainer pay, the military department concerned must include the time between the involuntary separation and reinstatement of the individual. The military department concerned must expunge adverse actions or references to involuntary separation related to the refusal to receive a COVID-19 vaccination from an individual's service record.

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Official text

Service Restoration Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Michael Cloud (R-TX), Mary E. Miller (R-IL), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Ted Budd (R-NC), Andrew S. Clyde (R-GA), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Mike Johnson (R-LA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] reported raising $783,177 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr6649 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117