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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide authority to add additional vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines.

USA115th CongressS-3253| Senate 
| Updated: 7/19/2018
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (5)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)
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Timeline
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jul 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 19, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 19, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4993: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the designation of additional taxable vaccines.
Health promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationSales and excise taxes

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide authority to add additional vaccines to the list of taxable vaccines.

USA115th CongressS-3253| Senate 
| Updated: 7/19/2018
Vaccine Access Improvement Act of 2018 This bill modifies the excise tax on certain vaccines to (1) automatically impose the tax on vaccines that the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) adds to the Vaccine Injury Table, and (2) require HHS to notify the Department of the Treasury and Congress when new vaccines are added to the table. (The excise tax funds the National Vaccine Injury Program, which compensates people who have been injured by vaccines listed on the table.)
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Timeline
Jul 19, 2018
Introduced in Senate
Jul 19, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • July 19, 2018
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 19, 2018
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Robert P. Casey

Robert P. Casey

Democratic Senator

Pennsylvania

Cosponsors (5)
Bill Cassidy (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Benjamin L. Cardin (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Rob Portman (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4993: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the designation of additional taxable vaccines.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Health promotion and preventive careImmunology and vaccinationSales and excise taxes