Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021

Summary

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021 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.)

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Timeline

1. 1 June 2021

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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2. 1 June 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 1 June 2021

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in House · 1 June 2021 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 June 2021

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• Introduced in House (PDF)

  Introduced in House · EN · 1 June 2021

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 1 June 2021

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Sponsors

• Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
• Brad Wenstrup · R · Cosponsor
• Brian Higgins · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] · D · Cosponsor
• John Larson · D · Cosponsor
• Tony Cárdenas · D · Cosponsor
• Michael San Nicolas · D · Cosponsor
• Earl Blumenauer · D · Cosponsor
• Lloyd Smucker · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] · D · Cosponsor
• Daniel Kildee · D · Cosponsor
• · hswm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023
• related to ← Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021