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Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025 (S. 2857)

Referred to Committee
Introduced 9/18/2025•119th Congress•Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

9/18/2025 • Senate

Summary

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.

Introduced in Senate • 9/18/2025

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Topics & Subjects

Policy Area: Health

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Sponsor & Cosponsors (3)

Party Breakdown

2
Democrats
0
Republicans
1
Independents

Sponsor

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Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

Democrat • OR

Sponsored 9/18/2025

Cosponsors (2)

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Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT]

I-VT

Joined 9/18/2025

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Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

D-OR

Joined 4/29/2026

Bill Journey

Originated in the Senate

Introduced

September 18, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Committee Review

Floor Debate

Passed Chamber

Other Chamber

President

Enacted into Law

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in Senate9/18/2025

Details

Bill TypeS
Current StatusReferred to Committee
Cosponsors2

Sources and method

· Record updated May 12, 2026
  • Congress.govLibrary of Congress
    Status, actions, sponsors, cosponsors, committees and text
    Record updated May 12, 2026 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 2:24 AM ET
  • CRS bill summaryCongressional Research Service, via Congress.gov
    Official summary
    Summary of the “Introduced in Senate” version, Sep 18, 2025 · Loaded Oct 28, 2026, 2:24 AM ET
  • USAspending.govU.S. Department of the Treasury
    Related Federal Spending section
  • FEC filingsFederal Election Commission
    Funding & Lobbying section
  • Lobbying disclosures (LDA)Secretary of the Senate and Clerk of the House
    Funding & Lobbying section

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