VITAL Act of 2024
The VITAL Act of 2024 imposes criminal penalties (up to 5 years in prison or fines) on medical research companies or sponsors who make false statements or conceal data in clinical vaccine trials (Section 2). It requires sponsors to certify no fraud occurred for emergency use authorizations of vaccines (Section 3), and modifies liability protections to allow lawsuits against manufacturers if fraud is proven (Sections 5-7). The bill establishes a new process for the Secretary of Health and Human Services to hold hearings on fraud claims, including public testimony, and sets rules for awarding damages (Sections 8, 7). This directly affects vaccine developers, sponsors, and manufacturers by increasing accountability for data integrity in clinical trials.
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Introduction
May 2024
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Introduced May 14, 2024
Last action May 17, 2024
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May 17, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
May 14, 2024
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
lower
May 14, 2024
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lower
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Mark E. Green
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