House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-15
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.
Became law on Jun 25, 2013.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 4, 2013
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJun 18, 2013 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 19, 2013 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentJun 21, 2013
- Became lawJun 25, 2013
Latest action: Jun 25, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-15.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 475.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GERLACH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H343):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 111 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 475, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/475
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors — 2 Democrats
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.