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Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 9, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 9, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
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