End the Vaccine Carveout Act
Sponsored By: Senator Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
Introduced
Summary
Ends the liability shield for vaccine manufacturers and would let people sue in state or federal court for vaccine injuries. The bill would overhaul parts of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and create a new pathway that sends vaccine injury and death claims into ordinary civil litigation, with rules to prevent people from getting paid twice by a court and the compensation program.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
Remove vaccine program election rules
If enacted, the bill would repeal the statutory election and related trial rules that governed when a petitioner could choose a civil lawsuit instead of the federal vaccine compensation program. That would change the legal path available to people and attorneys handling vaccine-injury claims. These repeals would take effect upon enactment.
Suing vaccine makers and providers
If enacted, you would be able to bring a private civil lawsuit in State or Federal court against a vaccine maker or administrator for injury or death from a vaccine. This change would apply even if you already filed a petition under the federal vaccine compensation program. If a court awards damages, you could not get compensation for the same injury from the vaccine program, and vice versa. The bill would also make related timing and procedure changes in the statute, effective on enactment.
Remove COVID-19 vaccine protections
If enacted, the bill would change the definition of "covered countermeasure" to explicitly exclude any vaccine used to mitigate, prevent, or treat COVID-19. Other listed countermeasures would remain covered. This exclusion would remove certain special statutory protections that apply to covered countermeasures for COVID-19 vaccines, effective on enactment.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
KY • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 2/11/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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