National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6857
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2018-09-20
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government liability

Immunology and vaccination

Judicial procedure and administration

Product safety and quality

Specialized courts
Latest action: action_date: 2018-09-20
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-09-20
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2018</b></p> <p>This bill doubles the number of authorized special masters in the Office of Special Masters within the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, which decides claims under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.</p>

tv_txt: I 115th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6857 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 20, 2018 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase the maximum limit on the number of special masters allowed in the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2018 . 2. Increase in maximum limit on number of special masters allowed in United States Court of Federal Claims Section 2112(c)(1) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300aa–12(c)(1) ) is amended by striking not more than 8 special masters and inserting not more than 16 special masters .