Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021
Latest action · Mar 23, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1710)
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.
- IntroducedMar 23, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021
This bill specifies that certain deductible, coinsurance, initial coverage limit, and cost-sharing requirements that apply under the Medicare prescription drug benefit shall not apply with respect to vaccines that are recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must provide to Medicare beneficiaries specified information regarding (1) coverage of vaccines for seniors, and (2) access to recommended vaccines without cost-sharing.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2021 to Feb 7, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | Mar 23, 2021 |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Jul 22, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Jul 29, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Oct 25, 2021 | |
| R-MO | Roy Blunt | Nov 4, 2021 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Feb 7, 2022 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Mar 23, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1710)
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1978 | Protecting Seniors Through Immunization Act of 2021 | Identical bill | Jul 15, 2021 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Medicare
- Minority health
- Neurological disorders
- Prescription drugs
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2021Introduced in Senate
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