Urges Congress to compel Department of Health and Human Services to fulfill its obligations pursuant to the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.

SR 16 is a New Jersey Senate resolution urging Congress to require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary to submit mandated biennial reports on vaccine safety improvements. The resolution cites the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 (NCVIA), which requires HHS to report every two years on actions taken to enhance vaccine safety, a reporting obligation HHS has reportedly not fulfilled since 1986. This resolution does not change law but formally requests Congress compel HHS to comply with the existing NCVIA requirement. It directly addresses HHS’s failure to meet a specific reporting duty under federal law.