Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2004
Latest action · Apr 8, 2004 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 2, 2004
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2004 - Amends the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to deem a banned mercury-containing vaccine to be adulterated. Amends the Public Health Service Act to deem a vaccine to be a banned mercury-containing vaccine if: (1) one dose of the vaccine contains 1 or more micrograms of mercury in any form; or (2) the vaccine contains any thimerosal and is listed in the current version of the recommended childhood and adolescent immunization schedule of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Allows the Secretary of Health and Human Services to declare that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or other public health emergency makes the administration of such vaccines advisable for a specified period.
Specifies different effective dates of the provisions of this Act for particular vaccines.
Requires the Secretary to revise the vaccine information included with thimerosal-containing vaccines to include: (1) a statement that indicates the presence of thimerosal in the vaccine; (2) information on the availability of any thimerosal-free or thimerosal-reduced alternative vaccine and instructions on how to obtain such an alternative vaccine; and (3) a recommendation against administration of any thimerosal-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.
Expresses the sense of Congress that the CDC should disseminate, with any vaccine-related information, a recommendation against administration of any thimerosal-containing vaccine to a pregnant woman.
Cosponsors 53
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 2, 2004 to Dec 7, 2004; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Original | Apr 2, 2004 |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | May 4, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | May 4, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn McCarthy | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | May 5, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Scott Garrett | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Sue W. Kelly | May 13, 2004 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | May 13, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Nick Lampson | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 17, 2004 | |
| D-MI | Dale E. Kildee | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Maurice D. Hinchey | Jun 3, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Jun 15, 2004 | |
| R-MN | John Kline | Jun 15, 2004 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Jun 17, 2004 | |
| R-WA | Doc Hastings | Jun 24, 2004 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Jun 24, 2004 | |
| R-NC | Walter B. Jones | Jun 24, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Anthony D. Weiner | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-VI | Donna M. Christensen | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| D-MA | John W. Olver | Jul 7, 2004 | |
| R-CA | Edward R. Royce | Jul 15, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Henry J. Hyde | Jul 20, 2004 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| R-NJ | Christopher H. Smith | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Sep 7, 2004 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Sep 8, 2004 | |
| D-IA | Leonard L. Boswell | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| R-IL | Ray LaHood | Sep 14, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Sep 17, 2004 | |
| R-IA | Tom Latham | Sep 17, 2004 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Sep 21, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Sep 23, 2004 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Timothy H. Bishop | Sep 30, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Gary L. Ackerman | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Oct 6, 2004 | |
| R-KS | Jim Ryun | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Nov 19, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Robert E. Andrews | Dec 7, 2004 |
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 2, 2004 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Apr 8, 2004 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 8, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Apr 2, 2004Introduced in House
- Apr 2, 2004Referred 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 amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reduce human exposure to mercury through vaccines.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Mercury-Free Vaccines Act of 2004
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative procedure
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Biological warfare
- Child health
- Communication in medicine
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Drug adulteration
- Drug approvals
- Emergency Management
- Environmental Protection
- Families
- Government Operations and Politics
- Government publicity
- Health
- Health education
- Influenza
- Law
- Mercury
- Pregnant women
- Public health
- Terrorism
- Vaccination
- Vaccines
- Women
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2004Introduced in House
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