119th Congress Health
H.R. 5448: Protecting Free Vaccines Act
Introduced
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (not reached)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
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.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Richard Neal D-MAOriginal
- Robert Scott D-VAOriginal
- Jake Auchincloss D-MA
- Kathy Castor D-FL
- Greg Landsman D-OH
- Doris Matsui D-CA
- Kevin Mullin D-CA
- Joyce Beatty D-OH
- Yvette Clarke D-NY
- Troy Carter D-LA
- Danny Davis D-IL
- Debbie Dingell D-MI
- Sarah Elfreth D-MD
- Glenn Ivey D-MD
- John Larson D-CT
- Seth Magaziner D-RI
- Robert Menendez D-NJ
- Jennifer McClellan D-VA
- Jerrold Nadler D-NY
- Eleanor Norton D-DC
- Mike Quigley D-IL
- Janice Schakowsky D-IL
- Terri Sewell D-AL
- Mary Scanlon D-PA
- Kim Schrier D-WA
- Mike Thompson D-CA
- Paul Tonko D-NY
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz D-FL
- George Whitesides D-CA
- Gabe Amo D-RI
- Nanette Barragán D-CA
- Nicole (Nikki) Budzinski D-IL
- Steve Cohen D-TN
- Suzan DelBene D-WA
- Darren Soto D-FL
- Rashida Tlaib D-MI
- Ritchie Torres D-NY
- Suzanne Bonamici D-OR
- Jahana Hayes D-CT
- William Keating D-MA
- Mike Levin D-CA
- Lois Frankel D-FL
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez D-NY
- Scott Peters D-CA
- Lori Trahan D-MA
- Chris Deluzio D-PA
- Laura Friedman D-CA
- Maxine Dexter D-OR
- Becca Balint D-VT
- John Garamendi D-CA
- Dan Goldman D-NY
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA
- Seth Moulton D-MA
- Brittany Pettersen D-CO
- Jamie Raskin D-MD
- Nydia Velázquez D-NY
- Herbert Conaway D-NJ
- Joe Neguse D-CO
- Emily Randall D-WA
- Jonathan Jackson D-IL
- Robin Kelly D-IL
- Lateefah Simon D-CA
- Maxwell Frost D-FL
- Pramila Jayapal D-WA
- Lauren Underwood D-IL
- George Latimer D-NY
- Lizzie Fletcher D-TX
- Donald Norcross D-NJ
- Frank Mrvan D-IN
- Joseph Morelle D-NY
- Gilbert Cisneros D-CA
- Sarah McBride D-DE
- Sharice Davids D-KS
- Jesús García D-IL
- Janelle Bynum D-OR
- Chellie Pingree D-ME
- Yassamin Ansari D-AZ
- Shri Thanedar D-MI
- James Walkinshaw D-VA
- Deborah Ross D-NC
- James McGovern D-MA
- April McClain Delaney D-MD
- Dave Min D-CA
Who scored on this bill
- 1Frank Pallone SponsorIntroduced, reached a cosponsor milestone3 events+12
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History
- Introduced in the House by Frank Pallone.
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- Introduced in House
- 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.


