HR 4993 115th Congress House

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the designation of additional taxable vaccines.

Introduced: February 8, 2018 Introduced by: Kelly, Mike Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov

Taxation Immunology and vaccinationSales and excise taxes

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Feb 8, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 8, 2018

Introduced in House

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Latest action February 8, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the excise tax on specified vaccines, to allow the Department of Health and Human Services to designate additional taxable vaccines.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4993: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4993/

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"H.R. 4993: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4993/.

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H.R. 4993, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4993/.

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