H.R. 1973 · 116th Congress
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019
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HigginsSponsor6 cosponsors · 3 D, 3 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 28, 2019
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019
This bill modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019
Latest action (Mar 28, 2019): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 28, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.