Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The Vaccines in Trial and Liability Act of 2025 creates new criminal penalties and removes liability protections for vaccine manufacturers and clinical trial sponsors who make fraudulent statements or conceal material information during vaccine trials. The bill imposes up to five years in prison and fines for making false statements to federal agencies about vaccine trial data, and allows individuals injured by vaccines to sue manufacturers in federal court if fraud is proven—even for COVID-19 vaccines with no time limit. The legislation also allows injury claims to proceed both through the existing National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and through separate civil lawsuits, with damages awards that cannot be reduced by compensation from other sources. The bill requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to hold hearings to determine if fraud occurred, giving manufacturers 30 days to respond and requiring public disclosure of testimony. If a manufacturer fails to respond to the Secretary's inquiry, an initial fraud determination becomes final and enforceable.
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