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H.R. 1349 (108th)

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2003

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Introduced

19 March 2003

Last action

24 March 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Davis, Jo Ann [R-VA-1], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Ford, Harold E., Jr. [D-TN-9], Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-KS-3], Rep. Ryun, Jim [R-KS-2], Rep. Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Allen, Thomas H. [D-ME-1], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Norwood, Charles W. [R-GA-9], Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5], Rep. Platts, Todd Russell [R-PA-19], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Cubin, Barbara [R-WY-At Large], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10], Rep. Smith, Nick [R-MI-7], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Murtha, John P. [D-PA-12], Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

18 August 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2003 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to: (1) revise the basis for calculating the projected lost earnings of a person who sustained a vaccine-related injury; (2) increase the award for a vaccine-related death; (3) allow compensation for expenses for family counseling and establishing guardianship; (4) allow payment of interim attorneys' fees and costs; (5) establish a procedure for paying attorneys' fees; (6) extend from two to six years the statute of limitations for injuries or death from a vaccine set forth in the Vaccine Injury Table; (7) revise the membership and meeting schedule of the Advisory Commission on Childhood Vaccines; and (8) direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a public service announcement campaign about the availability of the Program. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the limit on Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund administrative expenses.

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Timeline

  1. 19 March 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 March 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 March 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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