HR 3656 United States House · 117th Congress

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021

Summary

Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2021 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 Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)

Issues: ✓ Budget & Taxes

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jun 2021

Committee Review

Floor Vote

President

Introduced Jun 1, 2021 Last action Jun 1, 2021

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Committee

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Jun 1, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Jun 1, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party

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Brad R. Wenstrup

Daniel T. Kildee

Earl Blumenauer

Michael F. Q. San Nicolas

Terri A. Sewell