HR 1003
106th Congress
House
Health
Administrative remedies
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
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Mar 4, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Mar 4, 1999
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and Environment.
Committees of jurisdiction
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