A resolution condemning the extreme anti-vaccine policies of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., strongly opposing the policies of the State of Florida that roll back immunization requirements, and expressing the sense of the Senate that vaccines are critical to protecting public health, eliminating preventable illness and death, and reducing hospitalizations and severity of illness, work best when adopted at a high level within each community, and must be made available to the public.
This resolution condemns the actions and policies of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., specifically his dismissal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) members. The Senate asserts that these actions have created confusion, fear, and a lack of vaccine access for American families. It also strongly opposes the State of Florida's decision to eliminate school immunization requirements , which the Senate believes puts children and vulnerable individuals at serious risk of contracting preventable diseases. The Senate affirms that vaccines are critical for protecting public health, eliminating preventable illness and death, and reducing hospitalizations and severity of illness. It emphasizes that vaccines work best with high community adoption rates and must remain easily accessible and affordable for the public, including through insurance coverage. The resolution calls for public health decisions to be based on science and for the ACIP to rely on unbiased, qualified medical professionals. Furthermore, it supports the stance of professional medical organizations that recommend immunization as the safest and most cost-effective way to prevent disease, disability, and death.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6650-6651: 1)
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6650)
Introduced in Senate
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6650-6651: 1)
Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S6650)
Health
A resolution condemning the extreme anti-vaccine policies of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., strongly opposing the policies of the State of Florida that roll back immunization requirements, and expressing the sense of the Senate that vaccines are critical to protecting public health, eliminating preventable illness and death, and reducing hospitalizations and severity of illness, work best when adopted at a high level within each community, and must be made available to the public.
USA119th CongressSRES-389| Senate
| Updated: 9/16/2025
This resolution condemns the actions and policies of Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., specifically his dismissal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) members. The Senate asserts that these actions have created confusion, fear, and a lack of vaccine access for American families. It also strongly opposes the State of Florida's decision to eliminate school immunization requirements , which the Senate believes puts children and vulnerable individuals at serious risk of contracting preventable diseases. The Senate affirms that vaccines are critical for protecting public health, eliminating preventable illness and death, and reducing hospitalizations and severity of illness. It emphasizes that vaccines work best with high community adoption rates and must remain easily accessible and affordable for the public, including through insurance coverage. The resolution calls for public health decisions to be based on science and for the ACIP to rely on unbiased, qualified medical professionals. Furthermore, it supports the stance of professional medical organizations that recommend immunization as the safest and most cost-effective way to prevent disease, disability, and death.