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HR 1636 114th Congress House

Vaccine Safety Study Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct or support a comprehensive study comparing total health outcomes, including risk of autism, in vaccinated populations in the United States with such outcomes in unvaccinated populations in the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2015 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 114th Congress ended
It never became law before the 114th Congress (2015–2016) 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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Mar 27, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 25, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 25, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 27, 2015

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine Safety Study Act

Requires the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a comprehensive study to: (1) compare total health outcomes, including the incidence and risk of autism, between vaccinated and unvaccinated U.S. populations; and (2) determine whether exposure to vaccines or vaccine components is associated with autism spectrum disorders, chronic conditions, or other neurological conditions.

Requires the NIH to seek to include in the study populations that have traditionally remained unvaccinated for religious or other reasons.

Directs the NIH to ensure the preservation of all data collected or used for purposes of the study to facilitate further research by the NIH or others.

Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize the conduct or support of any study in which an individual or population is encouraged or incentivized to remain unvaccinated.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3615 Reintroduced Bill Vaccine Safety Study Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1636: Vaccine Safety Study Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1636/
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"H.R. 1636: Vaccine Safety Study Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1636/.
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H.R. 1636, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-1636/.
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