# 116-hr-7971: EVALUATE Act

116-hr-7971, EVALUATE Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7971
- Congress: 116
- Title: EVALUATE Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-08-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expeditious Vaccine Advice with Legitimate, Unbiased, Apolitical, and Technical Expertise Act or the EVALUATE Act This bill requires the Food and Drug Administration, before licensing or authorizing any COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) vaccine, to receive advisory committee recommendations concerning the vaccine's safety and effectiveness.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7816: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-7971 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7971)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7816: Abortion is Health Care Everywhere Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7816)
- [116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7120)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7971 (as of 2025-11-18).