# 119-s-3853: End the Vaccine Carveout Act

119-s-3853, End the Vaccine Carveout Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3853
- Congress: 119
- Title: End the Vaccine Carveout Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-02-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Ends the liability shield for vaccine manufacturers and would let people sue in state or federal court for vaccine injuries.** The bill would overhaul parts of the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and create a new pathway that sends vaccine injury and death claims into ordinary civil litigation, with rules to prevent people from getting paid twice by a court and the compensation program.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Remove vaccine program election rules: benefit, high. If enacted, the bill would repeal the statutory election and related trial rules that governed when a petitioner could choose a civil lawsuit instead of the federal vaccine compensation program. That would change the legal path available to people and attorneys handling vaccine-injury claims. These…
- Suing vaccine makers and providers: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to bring a private civil lawsuit in State or Federal court against a vaccine maker or administrator for injury or death from a vaccine. This change would apply even if you already filed a petition under the federal vaccine compensation program. If a court awards damage…
- Remove COVID-19 vaccine protections: mixed, high. If enacted, the bill would change the definition of "covered countermeasure" to explicitly exclude any vaccine used to mitigate, prevent, or treat COVID-19. Other listed countermeasures would remain covered. This exclusion would remove certain special statutory protections that apply to covered cou…

## Related bills

- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act
- 119-s-5262: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026
- 119-s-263: FAIR Act of 2025
- 119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar…
- 119-s-1954: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act
- 119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-3853 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3853)

## Related
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
- [119-s-5262: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5262)
- [119-s-263: FAIR Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-263)
- [119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39)
- [119-s-1954: Biosimilar Red Tape Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1954)
- [119-s-485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-485)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3853 (as of 2026-04-21).