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Frank Pallone (D-NJ)

Family Vaccine Protection Act

H.R. 3701 · House bill Health

A Democratic bill with 80 Democratic cosponsors · See all 80 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is officially called the Family Vaccine Protection Act. It amends the Public Health Service Act to officially set up and codify the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The bill outlines the committee's duties, membership requirements, and how it must give advice and recommendations regarding vaccines to the public and federal officials. It requires the committee to review scientific evidence and consider new vaccines within strict timelines. It also requires specific reporting to Congress if the government goes against the committee's recommendations. Finally, the bill changes the rules for the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program to require that changes to the Vaccine Injury Table are based on solid scientific evidence.

Yes· 3 of 6

  • Scored +7

    Would children be better off under this?

    The bill streamlines and reviews vaccine schedules for the Vaccines for Children Program.

  • Scored +6

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    The bill mandates that the Director publish the basis for not adopting or acting against recommendations.

  • Scored +5

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill ensures consistent immunization coverage and updated vaccine lists for the Vaccines for Children Program.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.