VACCINE Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Feb 18, 2021)
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.
What just happenedFeb 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseFeb 18, 2021
- Feb 19, 2021Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Health Subcommittee - Feb 18, 2021IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Energy and Commerce Committee - Feb 18, 2021IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Feb 18, 2021IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House