Protecting America from Seasonal and Pandemic Influenza Act of 2026

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Introduced 2026-04-22Topic: public health · health care · budget

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This bill sets national goals to be able to deliver first doses of flu vaccine within 12 weeks of a pandemic flu strain appearing (within 3 years) and to develop a universal flu vaccine (within 10 years), and requires federal health agencies to publish plans to meet them. It creates a pandemic flu medical countermeasures program to support research, stockpiles, manufacturing, and preparedness drills, and directs work on the domestic vaccine supply chain and diagnostic testing. It requires vaccine education partnerships, a communications demonstration project, and a flu test-to-treat demonstration project, and allows grants to states so pharmacy staff can give flu vaccines, tests, and treatments. It authorizes yearly funding for flu-related programs, including $1 billion per year for the Strategic National Stockpile, and creates a separate budget category and direct budget submission process for 'health defense operations.'

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Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-04-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.	refer
2026-04-22	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, 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.	refer
2026-04-22		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-04-22		Introduced in House	introduce

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