H.R. 4970 — To amend vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be submitted within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury.

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Amends the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition for vaccine injury compensation to be submitted within 48 (currently, 36) months of the first symptom or manifestation of onset, or of the significant aggravation, of injury.

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1994-08-16
Introduced in House
1994-08-16
Introduced in House
1994-08-16
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
1994-08-30
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

To amend vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be submitted within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury.

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