HR 5448 119th Congress House Health

Protecting Free Vaccines Act

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Pallone, Frank Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Protecting Free Vaccines Act

This bill requires Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and private health insurers to cover, without cost-sharing, vaccines that were recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as of October 25, 2024. The requirement ends on January 1, 2030.

What's happening now September 18, 2025

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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Committees of jurisdiction 3

Education and Workforce Committee
House of Representatives
Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER)
for NYU LANGONE HOSPITALS (FORMERLY NYU HOSPITALS CENTER) · New York · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY
for MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SOCIETY · Massachusetts · 1st Quarter (Jan 1 - Mar 31) 2026
VACCINATE YOUR FAMILY
for VACCINATE YOUR FAMILY · District of Columbia · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
MASON CONSULTING, LLC
for NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PEDIATRIC NURSE PRACTITIONERS · New Jersey · 4th Quarter (Oct 1 - Dec 31) 2025
VACCINATE YOUR FAMILY
for VACCINATE YOUR FAMILY · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter (July 1 - Sep 30) 2025

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Cosponsors 81

McGovern, James P.

Massachusetts · Jul 9, 2026

Ross, Deborah K.

North Carolina · Jun 4, 2026

Ansari, Yassamin

Arizona · Jun 3, 2026

Michigan · Jun 3, 2026

Walkinshaw, James R.

Virginia · Jun 3, 2026

Pingree, Chellie

Maine · May 21, 2026

Bynum, Janelle S.

Oregon · May 20, 2026

García, Jesús G. "Chuy"

Illinois · May 14, 2026

Davids, Sharice

Kansas · May 13, 2026

Delaware · Dec 9, 2025

Cisneros, Gilbert Ray

California · Nov 21, 2025

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Nov 19, 2025

Mrvan, Frank J.

Indiana · Nov 17, 2025

Fletcher, Lizzie

Texas · Nov 7, 2025

Norcross, Donald

New Jersey · Nov 7, 2025

Latimer, George

New York · Nov 4, 2025

Florida · Oct 31, 2025

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Oct 31, 2025

Underwood, Lauren

Illinois · Oct 31, 2025

Jackson, Jonathan L.

Illinois · Oct 28, 2025

Kelly, Robin L.

Illinois · Oct 28, 2025

Simon, Lateefah

California · Oct 28, 2025

Conaway, Herbert C.

New Jersey · Oct 21, 2025

Colorado · Oct 21, 2025

Washington · Oct 21, 2025

Vermont · Oct 17, 2025

Garamendi, John

California · Oct 17, 2025

Goldman, Daniel S.

New York · Oct 17, 2025

Kamlager-Dove, Sydney

California · Oct 17, 2025

Massachusetts · Oct 17, 2025

Pettersen, Brittany

Colorado · Oct 17, 2025

Maryland · Oct 17, 2025

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Oct 17, 2025

Oregon · Oct 14, 2025

Deluzio, Christopher R.

Pennsylvania · Oct 8, 2025

Friedman, Laura

California · Oct 8, 2025

Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria

New York · Oct 6, 2025

Peters, Scott H.

California · Oct 6, 2025

Massachusetts · Oct 6, 2025

Florida · Oct 3, 2025

Bonamici, Suzanne

Oregon · Sep 30, 2025

Connecticut · Sep 30, 2025

Keating, William R.

Massachusetts · Sep 30, 2025

California · Sep 30, 2025

Rhode Island · Sep 26, 2025

Barragán, Nanette Diaz

California · Sep 26, 2025

Budzinski, Nikki

Illinois · Sep 26, 2025

Tennessee · Sep 26, 2025

DelBene, Suzan K.

Washington · Sep 26, 2025

Florida · Sep 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5448: Protecting Free Vaccines Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5448/

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"H.R. 5448: Protecting Free Vaccines Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5448/.

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H.R. 5448, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5448/.

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