3.0.0 2459 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z 2023-01-11T13:19:12Z House H HR 2009-05-18 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif14 Health Subcommittee Referred to 2009-05-19T16:35:00Z Referred to 2009-05-18T16:33:41Z 2009-05-19 hsif14 Health Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Committee 2009-05-18 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-05-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001149 Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] DAN BURTON R IN 5 N W000314 Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19] ROBERT WEXLER D FL 19 2009-05-18 True S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2009-06-17 False M000087 Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-14] CAROLYN MALONEY D NY B. 14 2009-10-21 False Health Government information and archives Government liability Government trust funds Immunology and vaccination Judicial procedure and administration Legal fees and court costs Health 00 2009-05-18 Introduced in House 2009-08-24T20:32:33Z National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2009 - Amends the Public Health Service Act to revise provisions of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Specifies how loss of earning is to be calculated for vaccine-related injuries to individuals under the age of 18.

Increases the award for vaccine-related deaths.

Allows compensation under the Program for expenses for family counseling and for establishing and maintaining a guardianship, conservatorship, or trust for an individual with a vaccine-related injury.

Allows a special master to make an interim award of attorneys' fees and costs under certain circumstances. Allows such award to be payable directly to the petitioner's attorney.

Extends the statute of limitation for vaccine-related injury or death to six years after the date of injury or onset of symptoms.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of expenses for administering the Program that are allowed to be paid from the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund. Allows the payment from the Trust Fund of administrative and personnel expenses that the Bureau of Public Debt incurs for financial services for the Trust Fund.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to include a public service announcement in efforts to inform the public about the Program.

]]> National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2009 Display Title National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2009 Introduced in House 2009-05-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2459ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2459ih.xml 2009-05-19 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.