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HR 2862 116th Congress House

VACCINES Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, to authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, to incre… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a national system for surveillance of vaccine rates, to authorize research on vaccine hesitancy, to increase public understanding of the benefits of immunizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 8, 2019 Introduced by: Schrier, Kim Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
May 22, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 21, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 21, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 22, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine Awareness Campaign to Champion Immunization Nationally and Enhance Safety Act of 2019 or the VACCINES Act of 2019

This bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to take a series of actions relating to vaccination rates and awareness. Specifically, the CDC must (1) develop a national surveillance system to monitor vaccination rates, and (2) conduct a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of vaccines.

Additionally, the National Vaccine Advisory Committee must assess national confidence in vaccines and update a specified 2015 report accordingly.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 29
All 29 Democratic 12 Republican 4
Wenstrup, Brad
· Dec 17, 2020
Kilmer, Derek
· Dec 11, 2019
Roe, David
· Dec 3, 2019
 D
Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Nov 8, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 8, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · Oct 31, 2019
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 11, 2019
PRICE, DAVID
· Oct 4, 2019
 R
Marshall, Roger
Kansas · Sep 17, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Sep 12, 2019
 D
Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Aug 2, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Jul 12, 2019
Heck, Denny
· Jul 10, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Jul 10, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 27, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jun 21, 2019
 D
Garcia, Sylvia R.
Texas · Jun 13, 2019
 D
Bera, Ami
California · Jun 10, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 10, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Jun 5, 2019
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 4, 2019
Bucshon, Larry
· May 30, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · May 21, 2019
Burgess, Michael
· May 21, 2019
ENGEL, ELIOT
· May 21, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · May 21, 2019
Schrader, Kurt
· May 21, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2862: VACCINES Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2862/
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"H.R. 2862: VACCINES Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2862/.
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H.R. 2862, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2862/.
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