118th Congress Taxation
H.R. 5143: Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2023
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
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- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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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Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Earl Blumenauer D-OROriginal
- Mike Kelly R-PAOriginal
- John Larson D-CTOriginal
- Terri Sewell D-ALOriginal
- Lloyd Smucker R-PAOriginal
- Brian Fitzpatrick R-PA
- Adrian Smith R-NE
- André Carson D-IN
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Raul Ruiz D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Lloyd Doggett SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History
- Introduced in the House by Lloyd Doggett.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.