Protecting Free Vaccines Act has not moved since its introduction on Sep 18, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedSep 18, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 52 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Education and Workforce Committee
House Energy and Commerce Committee
House Ways and Means Committee - Policy area
- Health: 122 of 9,357 bills became law, 113th–118th (1.3%)
- Sponsor
- 6 of 145 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 1,677 words
- Latest action
- 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.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 2
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 2 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 119th H.R. 6900 American Affordability Act of 2025 D · Introduced
- 119th S. 2857 Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]