# 116-hr-6511: Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act

116-hr-6511, Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6511
- Congress: 116
- Title: Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Ensuring Vaccination and Treatment Affordability Act This bill requires COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccines and treatment, as well as treatment for conditions that may complicate COVID-19 treatment, to be covered without cost-sharing under the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) and Medicaid. Additionally, the bill includes vaccines for COVID-19 in the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program. The VFC Program provides free vaccinations to individuals 18 years of age or younger who are uninsured or underinsured (i.e., with limited or no insurance for vaccines), are eligible for Medicaid, or are American Indians or Alaskan Natives.

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8860: Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8766: Apprenticeship Program National Scorecard Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act
- 116-hr-8553: Managing American Knowledge and Equipment to Prevent Pandemic Emergencies Act
- 116-hr-8483: Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-6511 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6511)

## Related
- [116-hr-8860: Strengthening VA Whistleblower Protection Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8860)
- [116-hr-8766: Apprenticeship Program National Scorecard Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8766)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8598: Emergency Social Security COLA for 2021 Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8598)
- [116-hr-8553: Managing American Knowledge and Equipment to Prevent Pandemic Emergencies Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8553)
- [116-hr-8483: Pandemic Assistance for Student Veterans Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8483)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6511 (as of 2025-11-18).