Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.

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Commends the international community, health organizations, the private sector, school and community leaders, and faith-based organizations for bolstering health through vaccination.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 16, 2017

Commends the international community, health organizations, the private sector, school and community leaders, and faith-based organizations for bolstering health through vaccination.

Recognizes that the lack of vaccination can cause a public health crisis and that there is no credible evidence that vaccines cause life-threatening or disabling diseases in healthy children or adults.

Encourages a continued commitment to research to improve vaccines and develop new vaccines.

Urges parents to follow the scientific evidence and consensus of medical experts in favor of timely vaccinations to protect their children and their community.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Recognizing the importance of vaccinations and immunizations in the United States.

Latest action (May 19, 2017): Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: May 16, 2017

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.