3.0.0 5166 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z 2023-01-13T22:01:45Z House H HR 2004-09-29 108 hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee House Standing hsvr03 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2004-10-21T14:02:32Z Referred to 2004-09-29T14:00:30Z hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing Referred to 2004-09-29T14:00:25Z 2004-10-21 hsvr03 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2004-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsvr00 Veterans' Affairs Committee 2004-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-29 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2004-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2004-09-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 N T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2004-09-29 True B000104 Rep. Ballenger, Cass [R-NC-10] CASS BALLENGER R NC 10 2004-10-07 False M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2004-10-07 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2004-10-08 False Armed Forces and National Security Administrative remedies Anthrax Biological warfare Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Department of Defense Economics and Public Finance Executive reorganization Government Operations and Politics Health Informed consent (Medical law) Insubordination Law Medical research Military medicine Military personnel Personnel records Research centers Risk Science, Technology, Communications Smallpox Vaccination Vaccines Veterans' medical care Armed Forces and National Security 00 2004-09-29 Introduced in House 2016-08-29T22:20:26Z Armed Forces Voluntary Immunization and Health Justice Act of 2004 - Prohibits requiring a member of the Armed Forces to participate in either of the smallpox or anthrax vaccine immunization programs of the Department of Defense. Permits administering either vaccine to any such member without the informed consent of the member.

Requires the correction of the records of servicemembers previously punished for refusing to take either vaccine.

Requires the Secretary of Defense to assess the current threat of an anthrax or smallpox attack on members of the Armed Forces and report the results.

Requires the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to: (1) carry out an ongoing assessment of the adverse health effects being reported by members and former members of the Armed Forces with respect to the smallpox and anthrax vaccines administered by the Department of Defense; and (2) prepare an estimate of the future cost to the Department of Veterans Affairs to treat those adverse health effects, if determined to be service-connected.

Requires the President to establish a National Center for Military Deployment Health Research to coordinate and synthesize research efforts by Federal departments and agencies relating to the health effects of military deployments on members of the Armed Forces, including members of the reserve components.

]]> Armed Forces Voluntary Immunization and Heath Justice Act of 2004 Display Title Armed Forces Voluntary Immunization and Heath Justice Act of 2004 Official Title as Introduced To prohibit the Department of Defense from requiring members of the Armed Forces to receive the anthrax and smallpox immunizations without their consent, to correct the records of servicemembers previously punished for refusing to take these vaccines, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Armed Forces Voluntary Immunization and Heath Justice Act of 2004 Introduced in House 2004-09-29T04:00:00Z 2004-10-21 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.