# 119-s-2857: Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025

119-s-2857, Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-14).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2857
- Congress: 119
- Title: Protecting Free Vaccines Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-05-14

## Summary

**Would require no-cost coverage for vaccines that the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices recommended as of October 25, 2024, across major federal and employer health plans through the end of 2029.** It ties coverage to ACIP listings and limits updates to changes approved via supplemental biologics applications.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Free vaccines for Medicaid and CHIP: benefit, medium. If enacted, Medicaid and CHIP would have to cover vaccines ACIP recommended for the child or individual as of October 25, 2024 with no cost-sharing. This protection would run from enactment through December 31, 2029. Medicaid would treat these vaccines and their shots as medical assistance and list…
- No-cost recommended vaccines for insured: benefit, medium. If enacted, group and individual health plans would have to cover vaccines ACIP recommended for you as of October 25, 2024 with no copays or deductibles. This would apply to employer plans (including self-funded and ERISA plans), market issuers, and related tax-covered plans. The rule would run for…
- Protect prior vaccine coverage for Medicare: benefit, low. If enacted, for Medicare Part D plan years on or after enactment and before January 1, 2030, plans would treat the most recent ACIP recommendation that applied before a revocation as controlling for that individual. This would protect a beneficiary's coverage if ACIP later revokes a recommendation…

## Related bills

- 119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2857 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2857)

## Related
- [119-s-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-891)
- [119-s-5071: Children's Safe Welcome Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5071)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2857 (as of 2026-05-14).