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S 1009 107th Congress Senate

Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act

Official title: A bill to require the provision of information to parents and adults concerning bacterial meningitis and the availability of a vaccination with respect to such diseases.

Introduced: April 8, 2002 See on congress.gov
Health Bacterial diseasesBrain diseasesCampingChild health
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College studentsCrime and Law EnforcementDay careEducationElementary and secondary educationElementary school studentsFamiliesGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityHealth educationHigh school studentsHigher educationHousing and Community DevelopmentJuvenile institutionsPreventive medicine
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Became law
Jun 11, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jun 11, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6056)
Jun 11, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 11, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop and make available to day care centers, camps, educational entities, prisons, and other entities that provide dorm-like housing, information concerning bacterial meningitis and the meningitis vaccine.
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Apr 8, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1009: Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1009/
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"S. 1009: Meningitis Immunization Awareness Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1009/.
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S. 1009, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-1009/.
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