Vaccinate All Children Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 5/6/2019
Actions
- 2019-05-06Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2019-05-03Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2019-05-03Introduced in House
- 2019-05-03Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-05-03 (00)
Vaccinate All Children Act of 2019
This bill prohibits the Department of Health and Human Services from awarding grants to public entities of a state for preventive health service programs unless the state institutes certain vaccination requirements for its public schools. Specifically, a state must require each student in public elementary or secondary school to be vaccinated in accordance with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. The bill provides an exception for students whose health would be endangered by vaccination in the opinion of a physician conforming to the accepted standard of medical care.
Cosponsors (18)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Karen Bass (D-CA)
- G. K. Butterfield (D-NC)
- JAMES CLYBURN (D-SC)
- Marcia Fudge (D-OH)
- ALCEE HASTINGS (D-FL)
- EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
- Robin Kelly (D-IL)
- Al Lawson (D-FL)
- JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- GREGORY MEEKS (D-NY)
- Gwen Moore (D-WI)
- Donald Payne (D-NJ)
- Terri Sewell (D-AL)
- Stacey Plaskett (D-VI)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Joseph Morelle (D-NY)
Subjects
- Child health
- Elementary and secondary education
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
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