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HR 5516 111th Congress House

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2010

Official title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for certain requirements relating to the immunization of veterans, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 10, 2010 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Health care qualityHealth information and medical recordsHealth promotion and preventive careInfectious and parasitic diseasesVeterans' medical care
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 29, 2010
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 10, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jun 10, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 10, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1072)
Jun 10, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 29, 2010

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2010 - Includes within authorized preventive health services available to veterans through the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) immunizations against infectious diseases, including each immunization on the recommended adult immunization schedule established by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices.

Requires the inclusion, in an annual report from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on VA preventive health services, of programs conducted to ensure that veterans have received each immunization on such immunization schedule at the appropriate time.

Directs the Secretary to develop and implement quality measures and metrics to ensure that veterans receiving VA medical services receive each immunization at the time indicated on the schedule. Requires statistics related to such quality measures and metrics to be included in the annual report described above. Provides deadlines for the establishment and implementation of the measures and metrics.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5516: Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5516/
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"H.R. 5516: Access to Appropriate Immunizations for Veterans Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5516/.
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