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Introduced
09/18/2025
09/18/2025
In Committee
09/18/2025
09/18/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
119th Congress
Bill Summary
A BILL To require coverage of certain immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, group health plans, and health insurance coverage.
AI Summary
This bill requires health insurance plans, including Medicare, Medicaid, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and group health plans, to provide free coverage for vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as of October 25, 2024. The bill mandates that these health plans cannot impose any cost-sharing requirements for these immunizations and must cover them without charging patients, even if the vaccines are updated or modified after the specified date. The coverage requirement applies to plan years occurring on or after the bill's enactment and continues until January 1, 2030. The bill includes a special provision that exempts vaccines administered during a specified minimum interval, and it applies to both individual and group health insurance plans. Additionally, the legislation ensures coverage for vaccines for various populations, including children, adults, and pregnant individuals, and prevents states from excluding these vaccines from their benchmark health insurance plans. The goal of the Protecting Free Vaccines Act is to improve access to recommended immunizations by eliminating financial barriers to vaccination.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry
Sponsors (46)
Frank Pallone (D)*,
Gabe Amo (D),
Jake Auchincloss (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Joyce Beatty (D),
Suzanne Bonamici (D),
Nikki Budzinski (D),
Troy Carter (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Danny Davis (D),
Suzan DelBene (D),
Debbie Dingell (D),
Sarah Elfreth (D),
Lois Frankel (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Glenn Ivey (D),
Bill Keating (D),
Greg Landsman (D),
John Larson (D),
Mike Levin (D),
Seth Magaziner (D),
Doris Matsui (D),
Jenn McClellan (D),
Rob Menendez (D),
Kevin Mullin (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Richard Neal (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Scott Peters (D),
Mike Quigley (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Kim Schrier (D),
Bobby Scott (D),
Terri Sewell (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Mike Thompson (D),
Rashida Tlaib (D),
Paul Tonko (D),
Ritchie Torres (D),
Lori Trahan (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
George Whitesides (D),
Last 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. (on 09/18/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5448/all-info |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/119/bills/hr5448/BILLS-119hr5448ih.pdf |
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