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HR 6351 116th Congress House

Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the inoculated, in response to t… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the inoculated, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 23, 2020 Introduced by: Harder, Josh Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Health Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care costs and insuranceHealth programs administration and funding
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Health promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseases
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action March 23, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to administer approved vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) when they become available. HHS must take steps to ensure that individuals do not incur out-of-pocket costs for such vaccines.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6351: Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6351/
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"H.R. 6351: Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6351/.
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H.R. 6351, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6351/.
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[H.R. 6351: Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6351/)
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