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HR 2056 107th 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

Introduced: June 5, 2001 Introduced by: Kaptur, Marcy Democratic · Ohio See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2001
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 5, 2001
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 5, 2001
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Vaccine Injury Compensation Reform Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise the deadline for filing petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Allows petitions 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 date of the first symptom or manifestation of the onset or the significant aggravation of the injury; or (3) the date of this Act's enactment, if the injury is first diagnosed more than 36 months after manifestation.
What's happening now June 18, 2001

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2