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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines

Act Details

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2013-02-04 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 113 United States Congress by Jim Gerlach in relation with: Health promotion and preventive care, Infectious and parasitic diseases, Sales and excise taxes, Taxation.

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines became law (1) in the United States on 2013-06-25. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

House Ways and Means (HSWM)

Sponsor

Jim Gerlach, member of the US congress
Jim Gerlach, Republican, Representative from Pennsylvania, district 6

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Richard Edmund Neal, Democrat, Representative, from Massachusetts, district 2
Charles B. Rangel, Democrat, Representative, from New York, district 15

Act Overview

Number: 475 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines (4)
Date First Introduced: 2013-02-04
Sponsor Name: Charles B. Rangel
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2013-06-25
Type: hr (7)
Main Topic: Taxation
Related Bills: (8)
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Text of the To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to add vaccines against seasonal influenza to the list of those vaccines subject to the excise tax on taxable vaccines.

Makes this Act applicable to sales and uses of such vaccines on or after the later of: (1) the first day of the first month which begins more than four weeks after the enactment of this Act or (2) the date on which the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) lists any vaccine against seasonal influenza for purposes of compensation for any vaccine-related injury or death through the Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund.

Bill Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
[Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
[Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines)
[Note 4] To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2013-02-04) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
[Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
[Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
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Health promotion and preventive care
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Sales and excise taxes
Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines