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Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020

Introduced: October 9, 2020 Introduced by: Craig, Angie Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide weekly reports to Congress concerning the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to the public.

Specifically, HHS must submit the first report within seven days of the date on which the federal government begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, the Secretary of HHS must be available to brief Congress on the date on which each report is submitted.

What's happening now October 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8555: Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8555/
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"H.R. 8555: Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8555/.
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H.R. 8555, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8555/.
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