US HB1973 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 28 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.)
Title
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY] | Rep. Mike Kelly [R-PA] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] | Rep. George Holding [R-NC] |
| Rep. Drew Ferguson [R-GA] | Rep. Brendan Boyle [D-PA] | Rep. Bill Pascrell [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-03-28 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. |
| 2019-03-28 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB1654 (Same As) 2019-05-23 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1973/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1973/BILLS-116hr1973ih.pdf |
