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A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act (Public Law 107-296) relating to liability with respect to certain vaccines.

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 2003
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S81)
Jan 7, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S81)
Jan 7, 2003
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Repeals provisions of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 amending the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under the Public Health Service Act. Repeals modifications to the definitions of manufacturer and vaccine-related injury or death and an added definition of vaccine. States that this Act shall be deemed to have taken effect as though enacted as part of the enactment of the Homeland Security Act of 2002.
What's happening now January 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S81)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 14, 2003
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 10, 2003
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 7, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 105: A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act (Public Law 107-296) relating to liability with respect to certain vaccines.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-105/
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"S. 105: A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act (Public Law 107-296) relating to liability with respect to certain vaccines.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-105/.
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S. 105, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-105/.
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[S. 105: A bill to repeal certain provisions of the Homeland Security Act (Public Law 107-296) relating to liability with respect to certain vaccines.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-105/)
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