Protecting Free Vaccines Act
U.S. Congress · HR5448 ·
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What the bill says
Introduced 2025-09-18. Latest action: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Summary (plain-language)
Protecting Free Vaccines Act This bill requires Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and private health insurers to cover, without cost-sharing, vaccines that were recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as of October 25, 2024. The requirement ends on January 1, 2030.
Sponsors
- Frank Pallone, Jr. (primary)
- Jake Auchincloss
- Gabe Amo
- Yassamin Ansari
- Suzanne Bonamici
- Joyce Beatty
- Nanette Diaz Barragán
- Nikki Budzinski
- Becca Balint
- Janelle S. Bynum
- Kathy Castor
- Yvette D. Clarke
- Steve Cohen
- Gilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.
- Troy A. Carter
- Herbert C. Conaway, Jr.
- Danny K. Davis
- Christopher R. Deluzio
- Suzan K. DelBene
- Debbie Dingell
- Sharice Davids
- Maxine Dexter
- Sarah Elfreth
- Lois Frankel
- Lizzie Fletcher
- Maxwell Frost
- Laura Friedman
- John Garamendi
- Jesús G. "Chuy" García
- Daniel S. Goldman
- Jahana Hayes
- Glenn Ivey
- Pramila Jayapal
- Jonathan L. Jackson
- William R. Keating
- Robin L. Kelly
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove
- John B. Larson
- Mike Levin
- Greg Landsman
- George Latimer
- James P. McGovern
- Doris O. Matsui
- Seth Moulton
- Joseph D. Morelle
- Frank J. Mrvan
- Seth Magaziner
- Kevin Mullin
- Robert Menendez
- Jennifer L. McClellan
- April McClain Delaney
- Sarah McBride
- Jerrold Nadler
- Richard E. Neal
- Eleanor Holmes Norton
- Donald Norcross
- Joe Neguse
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
- Chellie Pingree
- Scott H. Peters
- Brittany Pettersen
- Mike Quigley
- Deborah K. Ross
- Jamie Raskin
- Emily Randall
- Robert C. "Bobby" Scott
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- Terri A. Sewell
- Darren Soto
- Mary Gay Scanlon
- Kim Schrier
- Lateefah Simon
- Mike Thompson
- Paul Tonko
- Rashida Tlaib
- Lori Trahan
- Ritchie Torres
- Shri Thanedar
- Lauren Underwood
- Nydia M. Velázquez
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- George Whitesides
- James R. Walkinshaw
Text versions
- Introduced in House — 2025-09-18 — XML
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Action History
| Date | Action |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-18 | Introduced in House |
| 2025-09-18 | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |