To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-15.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2013
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2013
- Passed SenateJun 19, 2013
- To the PresidentJun 21, 2013
- Became lawJun 25, 2013Public Law 113-15
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.)
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add vaccines against seasonal influenza to the list of those vaccines subject to the excise tax on taxable vaccines.
Makes this Act applicable to sales and uses of such vaccines on or after the later of: (1) the first day of the first month which begins more than four weeks after the enactment of this Act, or (2) the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) lists any vaccine against seasonal influenza for purposes of compensation for any vaccine-related injury or death through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 5, 2013 to Jun 17, 2013.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Feb 5, 2013 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Jun 17, 2013 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Feb 4, 2013 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2013Signed by President.
- Jun 25, 2013Became Public Law No: 113-15.
- Jun 21, 2013Presented to President.
- Jun 20, 2013Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 19, 2013Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4725)
- Jun 18, 2013Mr. Gerlach moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 18, 2013Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3704-3705)
- Jun 18, 2013DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 475.
- Jun 18, 2013Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3704)
- Jun 18, 2013Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 4, 2013Introduced in House
- Feb 4, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4725 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jun 19, 2013 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3704, H3705Text printed H3704 | Jim Gerlach R-PA, Richard E. Neal D-MA | Jun 18, 2013 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2904 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Apr 23, 2013 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H343.
CRS reports 12
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 391 | A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines. | Identical bill | Feb 27, 2013 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 19, 2013Received in Senate
- Jun 18, 2013Engrossed in House
- Feb 4, 2013Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
