House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Protecting Free Vaccines Act
Official title: To require coverage of certain immunizations recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices under the Medicare program, the Medicaid program, the Children's Health Insurance Program, group health plans, and health insurance coverage.
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Pallone D-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedSep 18, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5448.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. PALLONE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 153, September 18, 2025, Page H4456):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: [The Congress shall have Power] To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian TribesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 18, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Statement length
- 169 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5448, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/5448
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 19, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 24, 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 September 19, 2026). 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
83 cosponsors — 83 Democrats
0 of 83 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Gabe Amo (D-RI), Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Becca Balint (D-VT), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Janelle Bynum (D-OR), Troy Carter (D-LA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Herbert Conaway (D-NJ), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny Davis (D-IL), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Christopher Deluzio (D-PA), Maxine Dexter (D-OR), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Sarah Elfreth (D-MD), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Laura Friedman (D-CA), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jesús García (D-IL), Daniel Goldman (D-NY), Jahana Hayes (D-CT) and 53 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Frank Pallone.
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- H.R. 1493 (119th) To reauthorize and make improvements to Federal programs relating to the prevention, detection, and treatment of traumatic brain injuries…
- H.R. 2458 (119th) Secure Space Act of 2025
- H.R. 3701 (119th) Family Vaccine Protection Act
- H.R. 6166 (119th) Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act
Related bills
- H.R. 6900 (119th) American Affordability Act of 2025Related bill
- S. 2857 (119th) Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.