Bill raises vaccine tax to pay for injury claims.
H.R. 9672 — Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2026 · Filed by Lloyd Doggett (D-TX) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 14, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill increases what people get paid for vaccine injuries to $600,000 each. It adds COVID-19 vaccines to the injury payment program. The bill raises the tax on each vaccine dose to $2.20. It hires more judges to hear injury cases faster. People can file claims up to 5 years after an injury.
Who it affects
People hurt by vaccines can get more money and faster help. Vaccine makers must pay a higher tax on each dose. Lower-income families might pay more for vaccines.
One thing to notice
The bill taxes vaccines more to pay injury claims. Higher vaccine taxes could raise prices and reduce vaccination rates.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Jul 14, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 14, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means and House Committee on Energy and Commerce · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- tax — Money the government collects, often added to the price of items.
- judges — People who hear cases and make legal decisions.
- claims — Formal requests for money or help based on a rule or law.
- COVID-19 vaccines — Shots that protect people from the coronavirus disease.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 19, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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