Family Vaccine Protection Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 3323 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 3323 To amend the Public Health Service Act to codify the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 3, 2025 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Markey, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Kim, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heinrich, and Mr. Van Hollen) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to codify the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Family Vaccine Protection Act''. SEC. 2. CODIFICATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES. (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 222 (42 U.S.C. 217a) the following: ``SEC. 222A. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON IMMUNIZATION PRACTICES. ``(a) In General.--The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices established pursuant to section 222 (referred to in this section as the `Advisory Committee') shall carry out the duties specified in this section. ``(b) Application of Chapter 10 of Title 5, United States Code.-- The provisions of chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code (other than section 1013), shall apply with respect to the Advisory Committee. ``(c) Advice, Guidance, and Recommendations From Advisory Committee.-- ``(1) In general.--The Advisory Committee shall, based on a preponderance of the best available, peer-reviewed scientific evidence, provide