United States · Bill · S
S. 4542 (116th)
America First Vaccine Act
Introduced
9 September 2020
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
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Summary
America First Vaccine Act This bill prohibits a U.S.-headquartered manufacturer of a COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine that was developed with federal pandemic relief funding from distributing it outside of the United States, unless the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) certifies that domestic need for the vaccine already has been met. However, HHS may waive the certification requirement and permit distribution outside of the United States if HHS makes a determination that such distribution would be in the interest of U.S. public health. A manufacturer that violates the requirement must reimburse the federal government for all amounts received by the manufacturer in support of development of the vaccine, plus interest.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 September 2020
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 9 September 2020
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 9 September 2020
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4542
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/4542