119th Congress
S. 2857
Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Ron Wyden(D-OR)
- Introduced
- Sep 18, 2025
- Policy area
- Health
- Committees
- Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
- Official text
- Introduced in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (2)
Original cosponsors (1)
- Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
Added later (1)
- Jeff Merkley (D-OR) · Apr 29, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025
This bill requires Medicare, Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and private health insurers to cover, without cost-sharing, vaccines that were recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices as of October 25, 2024. The requirement ends on January 1, 2030.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Sep 18, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. - Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate