Flu Vaccine Availability Act of 2008
Latest action · Feb 5, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
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.
- IntroducedDec 4, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Flu Vaccine Availability Act of 2008 - Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a demonstration project providing influenza vaccinations to all kindergarten through grade eight students in one or more low-income metropolitan schools for the purpose of studying and reducing any socioeconomic disparities in the provision of such vaccinations.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 15, 2008 to Jun 4, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Jan 15, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Feb 6, 2008 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Feb 14, 2008 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Feb 28, 2008 | |
| D-PA | Joe Sestak | Jun 4, 2008 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 5, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education.
- Dec 4, 2007Introduced in House
- Dec 4, 2007Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Dec 4, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.
- Child health
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congressional reporting requirements
- Discrimination in medical care
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Elementary education
- Federal aid to child health services
- Federal aid to education
- Governmental investigations
- Health
- Influenza
- Poor children
- School health programs
- Social Welfare
- Vaccines
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 4, 2007Introduced in House
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