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HR 4990 110th Congress House Health Child health Clinics Families Medicaid Social Welfare Vaccines

Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008

Introduced: January 16, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Jan 16, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jan 16, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 16, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008 - Amends title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act to include all public clinics for distribution of pediatric vaccines under Medicaid.

What's happening now January 16, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4702 Identical bill Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008
  • S 2465 Identical bill Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Jul 9, 2008
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 25, 2008
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jun 18, 2008
 D
Green, Al
Texas · Apr 30, 2008
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Apr 29, 2008
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 22, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4990: Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4990/
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"H.R. 4990: Vaccines for Children Access Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4990/.
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H.R. 4990, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4990/.
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