Bill Sponsor
House Bill 1099
117th Congress(2021-2022)
VACCINE Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 18, 2021
Overview
Text
Introduced
Feb 18, 2021
Latest Action
Feb 19, 2021
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1099
Congress
117
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (0)
Senate Votes (0)
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Vaccine Administration Centralization to Coordinate and Improve National Execution Act or the VACCINE Act

This bill establishes a grant program for states, tribal nations, and territories to set up or expand COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine registration systems. The system must be the jurisdiction's sole means of registering an individual for a vaccine.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must set up a website and a call center to share information with the public about each registration system. HHS must also develop standards to allow for electronic information exchange among the systems. To carry out the program, HHS may use funds from the Public Health Emergency Fund.

The authority for this program terminates at the end of the COVID-19 emergency period.

Text (1)
February 18, 2021
Actions (3)
02/19/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
02/18/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
02/18/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:22 PM