# 119-hr-6839: Vaccine Transportation Access Act

119-hr-6839, Vaccine Transportation Access Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6839
- Congress: 119
- Title: Vaccine Transportation Access Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Removing transportation barriers to vaccines** is the bill’s central aim. It would authorize grants to community organizations to fund rides to vaccination sites and require Medicaid to cover nonemergency vaccine transportation at a 100 percent federal match. - People in low-income, minority, or other communities where travel blocks care would get funded rides to vaccination sites, including first and last mile trips and prescheduled or on-demand transportation. - Qualified nonprofit community organizations with federal grant experience could apply for projects that must list partners, roles, and performance measures. Grants must run at least 6 months and recipients must submit an evaluation within 6 months after the project ends. - The Department of Health and Human Services would work with state health agencies and transfer funds to them. Medicaid would cover nonemergency transportation costs for "eligible vaccines" at a 100 percent federal medical assistance percentage; eligible vaccines include those recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) as of Oct 25, 2024 and vaccines endorsed by U.S. medical societies.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2025-12-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Friedman, Laura [D-CA-30] (D-CA), 2026-01-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal pays 100% for vaccine rides: benefit, medium. If enacted, the federal government would pay 100% of state Medicaid costs for nonemergency rides that are needed to get an "eligible vaccine." This would apply only to transportation costs tied to providing eligible vaccines under the State plan and only for costs incurred on or after the date of e…
- Grants to pay for vaccine rides: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would run a grant program to pay for projects that remove transportation barriers to getting "eligible vaccines" in low-income, minority, or other underserved communities. Grants would go to qualified nonprofit community organizations and must last at least 6 months. Funds could pay…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6839 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6839)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6839 (as of 2026-04-21).