The Family Vaccine Protection Act establishes the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as a statutory body within the Public Health Service to provide vaccine recommendations to the CDC based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence. The committee will consist of 15-19 voting members with relevant expertise appointed from Comptroller General recommendations, plus six non-voting federal officials, and must meet at least quarterly to evaluate new vaccines within 90 days of licensure. The CDC Director must adopt ACIP recommendations unless they lack scientific support, and must publicly disclose and notify Congress within 48 hours if any recommendations are rejected. The bill authorizes $2.8 million annually from 2026 through 2029 to support committee operations and requires that any changes to the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program be grounded in scientific evidence. This legislation provides formal statutory authority and operational structure to a vaccine advisory process previously operating without explicit legislative mandate.
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