HR 5243 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Influenza Vaccine Emergency Act

Introduced Oct 7, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Peter A. DeFazio D-OR

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Latest action · Oct 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.

  1. IntroducedOct 7, 2004
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Influenza Vaccine Emergency Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require influenza vaccine manufacturers to include a provision in any contract for the sale of the vaccine in interstate commerce expressing the policy that the Secretary of Health and Human Services has the authority to take title to necessary quantities of the vaccine if the Secretary declares that there is a public health emergency by reason of an influenza vaccine shortage, and that the manufacturer will reimburse the purchaser for any such quantity not received.

Requires the Secretary to pay the manufacturer or distributor for any quantity taken at the price the manufacturer or distributor would have received for that quantity of vaccine.

Requires the Secretary to determine the extent of compliance with guidelines for the distribution of influenza vaccine and, before using the authority to take title to the vaccine, to publish notice that such compliance has not been sufficient to constitute an adequate response to the emergency. Allows the Secretary, in lieu of taking title to a vaccine, to order any vaccine manufacturer or distributor to honor its contracts with States or political subdivisions. Requires the Secretary to provide any influenza vaccine to States, political subdivisions, and such other public or private entities as appropriate as a response to the emergency involved. Allows the Secretary to make an emergency declaration if the delivery waiting time for States or political subdivisions to receive the vaccine constitutes a significant threat to children, adolescents, or adults served by the immunization program.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 7, 2004 to Nov 17, 2004; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-CABob FilnerOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-WABrian BairdOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-KSDennis MooreOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalOct 7, 2004
D-CAGeorge MillerOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-TNHarold E. Ford Jr.OriginalOct 7, 2004
D-ILJerry F. CostelloOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalOct 7, 2004
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-MOKaren McCarthyOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-IALeonard L. BoswellOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-CALynn C. WoolseyOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-HINeil AbercrombieOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-FLRobert WexlerOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-PATim HoldenOriginalOct 7, 2004
D-OHDennis J. KucinichNov 17, 2004
D-NYJerrold NadlerNov 17, 2004
D-MAJohn W. OlverNov 17, 2004
D-KYKen LucasNov 17, 2004
D-TXMartin FrostNov 17, 2004
D-METhomas H. AllenNov 17, 2004

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Oct 7, 2004
Health Subcommittee
Referred Oct 8, 2004

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 8, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Oct 7, 2004Introduced in House
  3. Oct 7, 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 Public Health Service Act to provide for emergency distributions of influenza vaccine.
Short Titles as Introduced
Influenza Vaccine Emergency Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 7, 2004Introduced in House

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