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HR 3778 105th Congress House Health Administrative procedure Claims Compensation (Law) Department of Health and Human Services Government Operations and Politics Government liability Law Limitation of actions Vaccines

Vaccine Injury Compensation Reform Act

Introduced: April 30, 1998 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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May 8, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Apr 30, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Apr 30, 1998
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine Injury Compensation Reform Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to allow petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to be filed until 36 months after the date on which the injury is diagnosed, except that, if the injury is first diagnosed before enactment of this Act, a petition may be filed until 36 months after the latest of: (1) the diagnosis date; (2) the manifestation date; or (3) this Act's enactment, if the injury is first diagnosed more than 36 months after manifestation.

What's happening now May 8, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3778: Vaccine Injury Compensation Reform Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3778/
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"H.R. 3778: Vaccine Injury Compensation Reform Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3778/.
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H.R. 3778, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3778/.
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