Amendment · S.Amdt. 4453· Senate(119-SAMDT-4453)

S.Amdt. 4453

Age: 69 years

Nevada

Changes bill: 119-S-1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

SA 4453, submitted by Ms. Rosen, aims to add a section to bill S. 1383 expressing the Sense of the Senate Regarding Vaccines.

The amendment seeks to add the following to the bill:

Findings on Vaccine Impact: It outlines the success of vaccines in preventing illness and death from diseases such as polio, smallpox, diphtheria, hepatitis A and B, measles, and COVID-19. It emphasizes that vaccines are critical for seniors and vulnerable populations.
Concerns Over Access and Funding: It states that federal research funding should continue without political interference and that insurance coverage is essential to keep vaccines affordable.
Opposition to Specific Actions: It highlights the dismissal of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the steps taken by the State of Florida in September 2025 to eliminate immunization requirements for schoolchildren.
Official Stance: The amendment declares that the Senate believes public health decisions should be based on science. It specifically opposes the anti-vaccine policies of the State of Florida and the "misguided policies" of Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Goals for Public Health: It asserts that vaccines should remain accessible, affordable, and unsupported by policies that make them unavailable to those who want them.