GOP Senators Propose Measure to Ban Certain Discharges of Unvaccinated Military Members

GOP Senators Propose Measure to Ban Certain Discharges of Unvaccinated Military Members
A technician fills a syringe with a Janssen COVID-19 vaccine in Fort Knox, Kentucky, on Sept. 9, 2021. Jon Cherry/Getty Images
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Four Republican senators introduced a measure on Sept. 21 that would prevent the Pentagon from discharging military service members in any way other than an honorable discharge, for those who have opted to hold back from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.

The Senate bill, introduced by Sens. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), and Ted Cruz (R-Texas), is called the COVID-19 Vaccine Dishonorable Discharge Prevention Act.