H.R. 8555 · 116th Congress
Vaccine Fairness Act of 2020
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Angie Craig
- Introduced
- 2020-10-09
- Latest action
- 2020-10-09 · Introduced in House
Summary
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.