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National Vaccine Authority Act

Introduced: April 9, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Apr 23, 2002
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Apr 9, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 9, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
National Vaccine Authority Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish within the Department of Health and Human Services the National Vaccine Authority, under the direction of the Assistant Secretary for Vaccines.

Requires the Assistant Secretary to: (1) make the Authority the clearinghouse for Federal and private contracts for the purchase or distribution of vaccines; (2) oversee the identification of vaccine strains; (3) identify and ensure accountability for delays in vaccine production; (4) supervise vaccine distribution; (5) develop an emergency response and contingency plan regarding vaccines; and (6) establish a commission to determine the current state of juvenile vaccines.

What's happening now April 23, 2002

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Independent 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · May 20, 2002
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 20, 2002
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 9, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4100: National Vaccine Authority Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4100/
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"H.R. 4100: National Vaccine Authority Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4100/.
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H.R. 4100, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-4100/.
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