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119th Congress · House bill · Last action Sep 18, 2025
BillsHealthH.R. 5448Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 5448In CommitteeHealth

Protecting Free Vaccines Act

Sponsor: Rep. Pallone, Frank (D-NJ)81 cosponsorsIntroduced Sep 18, 2025
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Where it is in the process

Introduced
Sep 18
House committee
Sep 18
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House floor
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4
Senate
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5
Signed
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What happens next: Sits in committee. Needs a markup or favorable report to advance to the House floor.

Sponsor

Cosponsors (81)

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All Democratic.

Activity timeline

Sep 18
Sep 18, 2025
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.
Sep 18
Sep 18, 2025
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.
Sep 18
Sep 18, 2025
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.
Sep 18
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House
Sep 18
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in House
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Full action log

All 5 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
Sep 18
HOUSEReferred 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.
Sep 18
HOUSEReferred 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.
Sep 18
HOUSEReferred 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.
Sep 18
Introduced in House
Sep 18
Introduced in House

All 30 cosponsors

30 Democrats · 0 Republicans
Democrats (30)

In the news

Federal Vaccine Policy Overhaul Forces Congressional Action - Legis1
The Challenges to Federal Vaccination Policy (Health & Gender Policy Brief #182) - u.s. resist news
New Bill: Representative Frank Pallone, Jr. introduces H.R. 5448: Protecting Free Vaccines Act - Quiver Quantitative
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