Urges Congress to compel Department of Health and Human Services to fulfill its obligations pursuant to National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986.
This New Jersey Senate resolution (SR 23) urges Congress to require the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to comply with a 1986 federal law. The law mandates that HHS submit biennial reports to Congress detailing actions taken to improve vaccine safety, but HHS has failed to do so since the law's enactment. The resolution specifically calls for HHS to fulfill this reporting obligation as required by the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act. It is a procedural measure with no new legal requirements, solely seeking to enforce an existing federal mandate.
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Introduced Jan 13, 2026
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee
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Joe Pennacchio
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