S 4825 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Ensuring Access to COVID–19 Vaccines for Seniors Act

Introduced Oct 21, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor Jack Reed D-RI

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 21, 2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6378-6379)

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.

IntroducedOct 21, 2020
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Ensuring Access to COVID-19 Vaccines for Seniors Act

This bill specifies that vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that are authorized for emergency use must be covered under Medicare without cost-sharing.

The bill applies retroactively.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Oct 21, 2020.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito	Original	Oct 21, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 21, 2020Introduced in Senate
Oct 21, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6378-6379)

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 925	The Heroes Act	Related bill	Oct 1, 2020
S 4800	The Heroes Act	Related bill	Nov 9, 2020
HR 8406	Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes.	Related bill	Sep 29, 2020
HR 8623	SAVE for Seniors Act	Related bill	Oct 16, 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Oct 21, 2020Introduced in Senate

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