Justice for Vaccine Injured Veterans Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- H.R. 1671
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Status
- Introduced
- Latest Action
- 2025-03-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- Last Updated
- 2025-09-02T17:48:58Z
Official Summary
Justice for Vaccine Injured Veterans Act of 2025
This bill establishes a presumption of service-connection for certain conditions that become manifest in a member of the Armed Forces who received a COVID-19 vaccine under orders any time from August 24, 2021, through January 10, 2023. Under a presumption of service-connection, specific conditions diagnosed in certain veterans are presumed to have been caused by the circumstances of their military service. Health care benefits and disability compensation may then be awarded.
Specifically, the bill establishes a presumption of service-connection, regardless of whether there is a record of evidence of the condition during a servicemember's period of service, for myocarditis, pericarditis, thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and any other condition the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) determines is warranted based on a positive association with the COVID-19 vaccine. Under the bill, if the VA determines an additional condition should be specified, it must submit a notice of such determination to Congress.
The VA must also report to Congress every 60 days for four years regarding claims for compensation related to a condition associated with the COVID-19 vaccine. Such reports must be made publicly available.
Sponsor
Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]
Cosponsors (8)
Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15], Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9], Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14], Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4], Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17], Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13]
Recent Actions
- 2025-03-27: Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-02-27: Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- 2025-02-27: Introduced in House
- 2025-02-27: Introduced in House
Bill Versions
- Justice for Vaccine Injured Veterans Act of 2025 — issued 2025-02-27 — PDF (6 pages)