# 116-hr-8623: SAVE for Seniors Act

116-hr-8623, SAVE for Seniors Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8623
- Congress: 116
- Title: SAVE for Seniors Act
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
- Introduced: 2020-10-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Securing Affordable Vaccines Equally for Seniors Act or the SAVE for Seniors Act This bill specifies that vaccines for COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) that are authorized for emergency use must be covered under Medicare without cost-sharing. The bill applies retroactively.

## Cosponsors (5)

- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-10-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020

## Sources
- [116-hr-8623 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8623)

## Related
- [116-hr-6829: EMPIL–DOC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6829)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1108)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
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