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| https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases/bice-joins-hasc-republicans-seeking-answers-dod-covid-19-vaccine-mandate | Bice Joins HASC Republicans in Seeking Answers from DOD on COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate | 2022-10-03 | 2022 | 2022-10 | Republican | House | OK | Stephanie I. Bice | B000740 | bice.house.gov | bice | https://bice.house.gov/media/press-releases | scraper | Washington, D.C. — Representative Stephanie Bice (R-OK) joined Representative Mike Rogers (R-AL), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Committee (HASC), and fellow HASC Republicans in seeking answers from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on the Department of Defense’s (DoD) COVID-19 vaccination mandate for servicemembers. The letter comes after President Biden’s declaration that the “pandemic is over” and follows concerns raised in a June 2, 2022, memorandum by the Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) on denials of religious accommodation requests for the COVID-19 vaccine. Specifically, the members are seeking answers from the Department of Defense on: 1) The timeline to end the COVID-19 vaccine mandate, or an understanding of why you plan to keep the order in place; 2) A determination on how the President’s announcement affects your determination to continue to enforce the mandate; 3) A review of the COVID-19 impacts on operational readiness for the Combatant Commands; 4) A summary review of ongoing litigation against DoD for the COVID-19 vaccine mandate; 5) An assessment of how the COVID-19 mandate is impacting recruitment and retention in the Armed Forces; 6) What consideration is being made to offer reinstatement to those servicemembers who were separated because of a refusal to take a COVID vaccine; and 7) Actions taken to address the points raised over the legitimacy of DoD’s COVID-19 religious accommodation process. | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-08T03:20:33Z |