VACCINES Act of 2019

Summary

Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 or the VACCINES Act of 2019 This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to vaccination rates and awareness. Specifically, the CDC must (1) develop a national surveillance system to monitor vaccination rates, and (2) conduct a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of vaccines. Additionally, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee must assess national confidence in vaccines and update a specified 2015 report accordingly.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

1. 21 May 2019

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 21 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 21 May 2019

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 22 May 2019

   Referred

   Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

   Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

• Introduced in House · 21 May 2019 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 21 May 2019

  ViewDownloadOpen at official source

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 21 May 2019

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Kim Schrier · D · Sponsor
• Michael Burgess · R · Sponsor
• ELIOT ENGEL · D · Sponsor
• Brett Guthrie · R · Sponsor
• Kurt Schrader · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bilirakis, Gus M. [R-FL-12] · R · Sponsor
• Larry Bucshon · R · Cosponsor
• CAROLYN MALONEY · D · Cosponsor
• Joseph Kennedy · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] · D · Cosponsor
• Max Rose · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] · D · Cosponsor
• Rick Larsen · D · Cosponsor
• Betty McCollum · D · Cosponsor
• Jackie Walorski · R · Cosponsor
• Denny Heck · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] · D · Cosponsor
• Lauren Underwood · D · Cosponsor
• Susan Brooks · R · Cosponsor
• Joseph Morelle · D · Cosponsor
• Roger Marshall · R · Cosponsor
• DAVID PRICE · D · Cosponsor
• Ed Case · D · Cosponsor
• Troy Balderson · R · Cosponsor
• Gwen Moore · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] · D · Cosponsor
• David Roe · R · Cosponsor
• Derek Kilmer · D · Cosponsor
• Brad Wenstrup · R · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.