A bill to provide that members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices may not be terminated except for cause and to require the immediate reinstatement of the members of such advisory committee.
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Latest Action · July 28, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
S. 2483 would protect members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) from being fired without cause. Under the bill, the Health and Human Services Secretary could only terminate committee members for specific reasons—inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance—and would have to provide written justification to Congress within one day. The bill also requires the immediate reinstatement of all ACIP members who served as of June 8, 2025, allowing them to complete their original terms. For any future vacancies, new members would be appointed from candidates recommended by the Government Accountability Office. This legislation directly affects the roughly a dozen medical experts who advise the federal government on vaccine recommendations and the policies that shape public health decisions affecting Americans nationwide.
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