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S. 3323119th CongressIn committeeLatest action Mar 19, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
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S 3323 codifies the ACIP vaccine advisory panel into federal law and requires science-based evidence to change the injury compensation program.
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S 3323 would write the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) into permanent federal law, replacing regulations that can currently be changed or ignored more easily. It requires ACIP meetings to be open to the public and mandates that any CDC official who overrides an ACIP recommendation must publicly explain why and notify Congress within 48 hours. The bill also requires that any changes to vaccines or injuries covered by the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program be backed by strong scientific evidence.
Families, patients, doctors, nurses, and pharmacists are affected because ACIP recommendations determine which vaccines are covered free under most private insurance plans and under Medicaid's Vaccines for Children program. People who have been seriously harmed by vaccines and rely on the compensation program are also directly affected.
Codifying ACIP into law would make it harder for future administrations to dismantle or bypass the committee through regulatory changes alone. Tying changes to the injury compensation program to scientific evidence standards would limit the ability to make those changes for political or non-scientific reasons.
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Right now: a Senate committee is reviewing it. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hearings held.