Assured Compensation for First Responders Act
Latest action · Sep 30, 2006 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
Progress
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- IntroducedSep 28, 2006
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Assured Compensation for First Responders Act - Repeals the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act (Division C of the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006).
Amends the Public Health Service Act to establish the Biodefense Injury Compensation Program to provide compensation for death or any injury, illness, disability, or condition that is likely to have been caused by the administration of a covered countermeasure pursuant to a declaration by the Secretary of Health and Human Services that an actual or potential bioterrorist incident or public health emergency makes such administration to a category of individuals advisable.
Requires the Secretary: (1) after making such a declaration, to enter into a contract for the Institute of Medicine to provide its recommendations on the injuries, disabilities, illnesses, and conditions likely to have been caused by the countermeasure; and (2) after receiving such recommendations, to specify those injuries, disabilities, illnesses, and conditions deemed to be included in the Vaccine Injury Table.
Sets the effective date for such Program as November 25, 2002.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2006Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 655.
- Sep 28, 2006Introduced in Senate
- Sep 28, 2006Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2291 | Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act | Related bill | Feb 15, 2006 |
| S 3983 | Responsible Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act | Related bill | Sep 30, 2006 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide assured compensation for first responders injured by experimental vaccines and drugs.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Assured Compensation for First Responders Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 30, 2006Placed on Calendar Senate
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