National Vaccine Authority Act
Latest action · Apr 23, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 9, 2002
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Requires the Assistant Secretary to: (1) make the Authority the clearinghouse for Federal and private contracts for the purchase or distribution of vaccines; (2) oversee the identification of vaccine strains; (3) identify and ensure accountability for delays in vaccine production; (4) supervise vaccine distribution; (5) develop an emergency response and contingency plan regarding vaccines; and (6) establish a commission to determine the current state of juvenile vaccines.
Cosponsors 15
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 9, 2002 to Jul 9, 2002; 7 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| D-TX | Martin Frost | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| D-OH | Stephanie Tubbs Jones | Original | Apr 9, 2002 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-GA | Cynthia A. McKinney | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | May 20, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Jun 4, 2002 | |
| D-WI | Gerald D. Kleczka | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Jul 9, 2002 | |
| D-CA | Juanita Millender-McDonald | Jul 9, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2002 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 9, 2002Introduced in House
- Apr 9, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Vaccine Authority within the Department of Health and Human Services.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Vaccine Authority Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Access to health care
- Child health
- Commerce
- Contracts
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug industry
- Emergency Management
- Emergency medical services
- Executive reorganization
- Families
- Federal advisory bodies
- Government Operations and Politics
- Health
- Planning
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Vaccination
- Vaccines
- Virus research
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2002Introduced in House
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