Category: vaccine mandate

House Passes $858 Billion Defense Funding Bill With Termination of Military Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 8 passed a defense funding bill that would force the termination of the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate if it is also approved by the Senate and signed by President Joe Biden. The House approved the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2023 in a 350–80 vote. One hundred…


House Unveils Military Defense Funding Bill That Would End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 6 included a provision that terminates the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in its defense funding bill. The new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (pdf) states that “Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the mandate that…


House Unveils Military Funding Bill That Would End COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

The U.S. House of Representatives on Dec. 6 included a provision that terminates the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate in its defense funding bill. The new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) (pdf) states that “Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the mandate that…


Top Marine Corps General Says COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Has Led to Decline in Military Recruitment

A top general in the Marine Corps has acknowledged that the COVID-19 vaccine mandate is hampering its recruitment goals, but he credited the requirement with keeping military personnel healthy. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. David Berger made the comments during a panel discussion at the Reagan National Defense Forum in Simi Valley, California, on Dec. 3. “Where…


McCarthy Says National Defense Bill Won’t Move Forward Unless Military Vaccine Mandate Dropped

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed on Sunday that the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will not move forward unless the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ends. Speaking on Fox Business Network’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” McCarthy said that lawmakers are working through the $817 billion national defense bill with the hopes of lifting the vaccine mandate among military personnel. The…


McCarthy Says Defense Bill Won’t Move Forward Unless Military Vaccine Mandate Dropped

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) vowed on Sunday that the fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) will not move forward unless the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate ends. Speaking on Fox Business Network’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” McCarthy said that lawmakers are working through the $817 billion national defense bill with the hopes of lifting the vaccine mandate among military personnel. The…


Senators: No Vote for New Defense Spending Without a Vote to End Military’s COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) and 19 other senators are threatening not to vote for new defense spending unless there’s also a vote to end the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate. “We’re taking action today by saying we will not vote to get on the NDAA—the defense authorization bill—unless we have a vote on ending this military…


Appeals Court Rejects Air Force’s Effort to Lift COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate Injunction

The Air Force improperly adjudicated requests for exemptions to its COVID-19 vaccine mandate and has illegally only handed out exemptions to members who are on their way out, an appeals court said on Nov. 29 as it rejected the military branch’s bid to lift an injunction against punishing thousands of unvaccinated members. Eighteen members brought…


LIVE NOW: GOP Senators Hold Press Conference on Ending Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) host a press conference on ending the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol. The senators sent a letter on Wednesday to Senate…


GOP Senators Hold Press Conference on Ending Military COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate

Senators Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), and Mike Lee (R-Utah) host a press conference on ending the military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate on Wednesday, Nov. 30, at 2:00 p.m. ET at the Ohio Clock Corridor in the Capitol. The senators sent a letter on Wednesday to Senate…