# 119-hr-4388: PREP Repeal Act

119-hr-4388, PREP Repeal Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4388
- Congress: 119
- Title: PREP Repeal Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**repeal liability immunity for pandemic products**. The PREP Repeal Act would remove the federal liability shield that covered pandemic countermeasures, rescind unobligated balances in the Covered Countermeasure Process Fund, and preserve the ability to sue for injuries tied to drugs, devices, biological products, or covered countermeasures. - Families and patients: Would preserve and clarify the right to pursue civil remedies under Federal or State law for injury or harm from development, administration, or distribution of drugs, devices, biological products, or covered countermeasures. - Manufacturers and suppliers: Would repeal Sections 319F-3 and 319F-4 of the Public Health Service Act, removing the statutory immunity that limited legal liability during public-health emergencies. - Federal funds and litigation timing: Would rescind unobligated balances in the Covered Countermeasure Process Fund and apply to claims pending on enactment and those commenced after enactment, with a severability rule to keep other provisions in force if part is invalidated.

## Cosponsors (3)

- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-07-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-12-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier to sue over pandemic products: benefit, medium. This bill would end federal liability shields for pandemic products. You could sue for injuries from drugs, devices, biological products, or other covered countermeasures as defined before enactment. It would apply to cases pending on the date of enactment and to new cases filed after. It would als…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4388 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4388)

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- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-645)
- [119-hr-569: Birthright Citizenship Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-569)
- [119-hr-1241: SAFE for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1241)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4388 (as of 2026-04-21).