[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6351 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6351

 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer 
     vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the 
    inoculated, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 23, 2020

   Mr. Harder of California introduced the following bill; which was 
            referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to administer 
     vaccinations for COVID-19, once available, at no cost to the 
    inoculated, in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Universal Coronavirus Vaccine Act''.

SEC. 2. VACCINATION FOR COVID-19.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting 
directly or by entering into contracts or awarding grants, may 
administer any vaccine licensed under section 351 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) for the prevention, mitigation, or 
treatment of COVID-19. The Secretary shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to ensure that the inoculated incur no out-of-pocket costs 
for that vaccination.
    (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary.
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