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S. 3482: Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure Corps Development Act of 2006

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S. 3482: Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure Corps Development Act of 2006

109th Congress · introduced 2006-06-08 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-06-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure Corps Development Act of 2006

Plain summary

Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure Corps Development Act of 2006 - Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasures Corps to facilitate the distribution and provision of vaccines or other countermeasures to individuals under an influenza vaccination program or a countermeasure distribution program established by the Secretary or a state or local entity. Directs that the members of the Corps shall be activated by the declaration of a public health emergency. Allows members of the Corps to be used by qualified entities to carry out activities under a national, state, or local influenza vaccination program or other countermeasure distribution program. Allows the Secretary or a state governor to request assignment of Corps members from a state or territory to participate in a vaccination program or countermeasure distribution program of another state or territory. Requires the Secretary to: (1) develop a National Identification Card that describes the health-related licensure and certification information of Corps members; and (2) award grants for Corps training, recruitment and retention, and capacity building activities. Deems a member of the Corps, when performing duties under an activation and assignment by the Secretary upon a declaration of a public health emergency, to be a federal employee for liability purposes.

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Official text

Volunteer Vaccine and Countermeasure Corps Development Act of 2006

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s3482 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109