To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, and for other purposes.

Bill: 117-hr-1452
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-01
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Cardiovascular and respiratory health

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Government information and archives

Health information and medical records

Health technology, devices, supplies

Immunology and vaccination

Infectious and parasitic diseases
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-01
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to publish the formula for allocating COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines to states, localities, and federal agencies. HHS must also identify the sources of data it used to develop the formula.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1452 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 1, 2021 Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Ms. Granger , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Jackson , and Mr. Weber of Texas ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID–19 vaccines, and for other purposes.

1. Publication of vaccine distribution formula The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall— (1) publish the formula the Secretary uses to determine the allocation of COVID–19 vaccines to States, localities, the Department of Defense, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Indian Health Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal agencies, as appropriate; and (2) in publishing such formula, include the sources of data used for determining such formula.