# 119-hr-3631: VITAL Act of 2025

119-hr-3631, VITAL Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3631
- Congress: 119
- Title: VITAL Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Expands criminal and civil liability for fraudulent vaccine trial data.** This bill would create new federal crimes and civil pathways tied to falsified or concealed clinical trial information, change emergency authorization rules, and let injured people pursue both program compensation and court suits. - Families and patients: People harmed by a vaccine could seek compensation through the federal Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and still file civil lawsuits in U.S. district court. Awards under the program would not be reduced by other damages and COVID-19 vaccine claims can be brought at any time. - Medical research companies and sponsors: Companies that make fraudulent statements or hide material trial data would face criminal penalties, including fines and up to 5 years in prison. Sponsors would also have to certify no fraud when seeking certain emergency authorizations. - Regulators and manufacturers: Health officials could revoke or deny emergency authorizations if they find trial fraud or concealment. The bill narrows liability protections for pandemic and epidemic products by adding fraud exceptions and sets procedures for hearings, including 30 days to rebut proposed findings and a five‑day deadline for requested documents.

## Provisions PRIA read

- More ways to seek vaccine injury pay: benefit, medium. If enacted, people with vaccine‑injury claims based on an HHS fraud finding could seek program money and sue in federal court at the same time. Court damages would not be reduced because you also got program money. For COVID‑19 vaccines, there would be no time limit to bring these suits; COVID‑19 w…
- No liability shield for trial fraud: benefit, low. If enacted, companies could not use liability shields if they lied or hid material clinical‑trial data. This would apply under the Right to Try law and for pandemic countermeasures. Injured people could sue. If they win money, that award would not be cut because they got other related awards.
- Criminal penalties for vaccine trial fraud: benefit, low. If enacted, making false or hidden vaccine trial data to the U.S. government would be a federal crime. A company or sponsor could face fines, and people could face up to 5 years in prison. This aims to deter fraud and protect public safety.
- New fraud checks on emergency authorizations: mixed, low. If enacted, a sponsor seeking an emergency use authorization would have to certify it did not lie or hide material data. If the government later finds fraud or concealment, FDA could change or revoke the authorization. This targets company conduct, not direct household payments.

## Related bills

- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act
- 119-hr-2243: LEOSA Reform Act
- 119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-3631 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3631)

## Related
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
- [119-hr-2243: LEOSA Reform Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2243)
- [119-hr-1181: Protecting Privacy in Purchases Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1181)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3631 (as of 2025-12-21).