HR 5689 · 101th Congress · Health

To amend the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under title XXI of the Public Health Service Act to extend the time persons injured from vaccine administrations before the effective date of the Program may file petitions for compensation under the Program.

Introduced 1990-09-21· Sponsored by Rep. Kanjorski, Paul E. [D-PA-11]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.(1990-10-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend to 48 (currently, 24) months after the effective date of specified provisions the deadline for filing certain petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17]IL