H.R. 5689101st CongressHouse Bill

Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend to 48 (currently, 24) months after the effective date of specified provisions the deadline…

Official title: To amend the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program under title XXI of the Public Health Service Act to extend the time persons injured from vaccine administrations before the effective date of the Program may file petitions for compensation under the Program.

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Amends the Public Health Service Act to extend to 48 (currently, 24) months after the effective date of specified provisions the deadline for filing certain petitions for compensation under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

Introduced Sep 21, 1990
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Paul Kanjorski

Democrat

U.S. Representative · PA-11

1 cosponsor — all Democrat

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