Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines Study Act of 1982
Latest action. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
Pertussis and Pertussis Vaccines Study Act of 1982 - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to conduct a study on the safety and effectiveness of pertussis vaccines used in the United States compared to such vaccines not being used in the United States. Directs the Director to submit the completed study to Congress and the Secretary of Health and Human Services not later than April 1, 1983, or six months after enactment of this Act, whichever is later. Requires the Secretary, within 60 days after the report is submitted, to report to the appropriate congressional committees on a plan of action to carry out the recommendations of the Director. Authorizes the Secretary to take such actions as authorized by law.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in Senate" stage on September 23, 1982. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 23, 1982: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the Senate
- Passage by the House
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 97th Congress (1981-82), 473 of the 11,489 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.1 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
PAULA HAWKINS (R-FL) introduced it on September 23, 1982. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 23, 1982, 16106 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16106 days ago, on September 23, 1982.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 97th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1983 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- SenateIn committee, no floor vote yet
- HouseAwaits Senate passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers