COVID–19 Vaccine Accountability Act
Summary
COVID-19 Vaccine Accountability Act This bill excludes manufacturers of a mandated COVID-19 vaccine from certain liability protections that apply to manufacturers of medical countermeasures (i.e., medical products that may be used to treat, prevent, or diagnose conditions associated with emerging infectious diseases or chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear agents). It also retroactively limits to $10,000 the liability of the United States for a death or injury caused by a COVID-19 vaccine administered on or after January 1, 2020.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 14, 2021
Last action Dec 15, 2021
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Dec 15, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Dec 14, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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