# 119-hr-4668: End the Vaccine Carveout Act

119-hr-4668, End the Vaccine Carveout Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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- As of: 2026-09-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4668
- Congress: 119
- Title: End the Vaccine Carveout Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 30
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**The End the Vaccine Carveout Act would create a new civil right to sue vaccine manufacturers and administrators while reshaping the federal vaccine compensation system.** It shifts the United States away from an exclusive reliance on the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and removes COVID-19 vaccines from the federal "covered countermeasure" category. - Families and injured people would be able to bring state or federal lawsuits for vaccine-related injury or death. A court award or settlement would bar filing for the same injury under the federal compensation program and vice versa. - Vaccine manufacturers and vaccine administrators would face ordinary civil liability for covered injuries and deaths. COVID-19 vaccines are explicitly excluded from the federal covered-countermeasure definition, narrowing that federal protection. - The bill repeals parts of the existing election and trial rules under the compensation program and changes attorneys fee and payment provisions. It includes retroactivity and other conforming edits so the new civil-rights regime and the compensation program operate together.

## Cosponsors (30)

- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Boebert, Lauren [R-CO-4] (R-CO), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Donalds, Byron [R-FL-19] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hageman, Harriet M. [R-WY-At Large] (R-WY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luna, Anna Paulina [R-FL-13] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] (R-KY), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spartz, Victoria [R-IN-5] (R-IN), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Collins, Mike [R-GA-10] (R-GA), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2025-07-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fuller, Clay [R-GA-14] (R-GA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pick court or vaccine injury program: benefit, high. If enacted, you could sue a vaccine maker or administrator in state or federal court for an injury or death. You would have to choose: if you get money in court, you could not also get money from the vaccine compensation program for the same injury, and vice versa. You could file a vaccine program…
- No special legal shield for COVID vaccines: mixed, medium. The bill would say COVID-19 vaccines are not a covered countermeasure under federal emergency rules. If enacted, this could change legal protections and liability for those vaccines and may affect market rules. The change would take effect on enactment.

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- 119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act
- 119-hr-645: National Constitutional Carry Act
- 119-hr-7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act
- 119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act
- 119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025
- 119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-4668 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4668)

## Related
- [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-7678: Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7678)
- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-925: Dismantle DEI Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-925)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4668 (as of 2026-09-21).