Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide weekly reports to Congress concerning the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to the public. Specifically, HHS must submit the first report within seven days of the date on which the federal government begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, the Secretary of HHS must be available to brief Congress on the date on which each report is submitted.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Health
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMinority healthPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsRural conditions and developmentState and local government operationsWomen's health
Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020
USA116th CongressHR-8555| House
| Updated: 10/9/2020
Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to provide weekly reports to Congress concerning the distribution of COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to the public. Specifically, HHS must submit the first report within seven days of the date on which the federal government begins distributing COVID-19 vaccines. Additionally, the Secretary of HHS must be available to brief Congress on the date on which each report is submitted.
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCongressional oversightCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentDisability and paralysisEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth care coverage and accessHealth information and medical recordsHealth programs administration and fundingHomelessness and emergency shelterImmunology and vaccinationInfectious and parasitic diseasesLong-term, rehabilitative, and terminal careMinority healthPublic contracts and procurementRefugees, asylum, displaced personsRural conditions and developmentState and local government operationsWomen's health