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H.R. 5143 118th Congress House

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide authority to add additional vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines.

Introduced: August 4, 2023 Introduced by: Lloyd Doggett Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 4, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 4, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023

This bill modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)

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 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 5 Republican 4
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Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · Mar 21, 2024
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Mar 21, 2024
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Carson, André
Indiana · Nov 13, 2023
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Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Nov 6, 2023
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Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Oct 26, 2023
Blumenauer, Earl
· Aug 4, 2023
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Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Aug 4, 2023
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Aug 4, 2023
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Aug 4, 2023
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Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Aug 4, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5143/
MLA
"H.R. 5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5143/.
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H.R. 5143, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5143/.
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[H.R. 5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5143/)
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