3.0.0 650 2022-02-03T05:25:26Z 2022-02-03T05:25:26Z House H HR 2005-02-08 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-25T21:28:26Z Referred to 2005-02-08T19:07:30Z hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2005-02-08T19:07:35Z 2005-02-25 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2005-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2005-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 2005-02-08 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000361 Rep. Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] RIC KELLER R FL 8 N B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2005-03-02 False S001143 Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] MARK SOUDER R IN EDWARD 3 2005-03-02 False R000572 Rep. Rogers, Mike J. [R-MI-8] Mike Rogers R MI 8 2005-03-08 False F000447 Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] Tom Feeney R FL 24 2005-11-03 False Law Civil actions and liability Civil procedure Claims Compensation (Law) Congress Congressional reporting requirements Damages District courts Evidence (Law) Federal preemption Frivolous lawsuits Government Operations and Politics Health Jurisdiction Lawyers Legal ethics Liability (Law) Licenses State courts Torts Vaccines Law 00 2005-02-08 Introduced in House 2005-04-14T20:44:31Z Vaccine Accessibility for Children and Seniors Act of 2005 or the VACS Act of 2005 - Establishes an exclusive Federal cause of action for claims arising from a vaccine-related injury or death associated with the administration of a vaccine after October 1, 1988, except for a compensation proceeding under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (the Program). Preempts all State actions for damages arising from such an injury or death.

Defines "vaccine" to include any preservative, ingredient, or component of a vaccine.

Requires a district court to suspend an attorney from the practice of law in such court for one year if the attorney has violated the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure requiring the attorney to certify the validity of claims filed in connection with a vaccine suit three times during that attorney's career. Allows the court to suspend the attorney for any additional period that the court considers appropriate.

Amends Federal vaccine civil trial procedures to insert a new first stage to determine whether competent and reliable scientific evidence demonstrates that the plaintiff's alleged vaccine-related injury or death was caused in fact by the vaccine.

Requires the dismissal with prejudice or removal to a Federal court of all pending State vaccine cases.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Attorney General to jointly submit a report to Congress concerning recommendations to ensure that injured patients with legitimate claims are rapidly and appropriately compensated through the Program in a less adversarial manner.

]]> VACS Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Vaccine Accessibility for Children and Seniors Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced VACS Act of 2005 Display Title VACS Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced To establish reasonable legal reforms that will facilitate the manufacture of vital, life-saving vaccines, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2005-02-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr650ih/xml/BILLS-109hr650ih.xml 2005-02-25 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.