National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of 2019

Bill: 116-s-1638
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA]
Introduced: 2019-05-23
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: 2019-05-23
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-05-23
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Improvement Act of </b><b>2019</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: II 116th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1638 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 23 (legislative day, May 22), 2019 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Isakson ) 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 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 2019 . 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 .