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S. 1799 (112th)

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2011

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 November 2011

Last action

27 June 2012 · Committee

Status

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.

Sponsors

Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Begich, Mark [D-AK], Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR]

Subjects

Defence

Source updated

14 August 2025

Defence

Summary

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2011 - Includes within authorized preventive health services available to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immunizations against infectious diseases, including each immunization on the recommended adult immunization schedule established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Requires the inclusion, in an annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on VA preventive health services, of programs conducted to ensure that veterans have received each immunization on such immunization schedule at the appropriate time. Directs the Secretary to develop and implement quality measures and metrics to ensure that veterans receiving VA medical services receive each immunization at the time indicated on the schedule. Requires statistics related to such quality measures and metrics to be included in the annual report described above. Provides deadlines for the establishment and implementation of the measures and metrics.

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Timeline

  1. 3 November 2011

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 3 November 2011

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 27 June 2012

    Committee

    Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-668.

    Source: Committee

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