H.R. 3705: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a safe harbor for communication of information with respect to a vaccine authorized for emergency use under such Act that is provided or distributed to a health care provider, and for other purposes.

H.R. 3705: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a safe harbor for communication of information with respect to a vaccine authorized for emergency use under such Act that is provided or distributed to a health care provider, and for other purposes.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-04 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a safe harbor for communication of information with respect to a vaccine authorized for emergency use under such Act that is provided or distributed to a health care provider, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

This bill prohibits using certain communications to establish that a vaccine authorized for emergency use violates specified laws relating to drug safety, such as laws concerning drug misbranding and the authorization of new drugs. Specifically, the bill applies to certain communications about the use of such a vaccine that has been provided to certain health care entities. Such a communication must be (1) neither false nor misleading when measured objectively against the available information at the time; (2) accompanied by certain disclaimers, if required, including a statement identifying any differences between the communicated information and the vaccine's authorized labeling; and (3) based on competent and reliable scientific evidence.

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Official text

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to include a safe harbor for communication of information with respect to a vaccine authorized for emergency use under such Act that is provided or distributed to a health care provider, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] reported raising $2.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3705.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3705 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117