The PREP Repeal Act would repeal two sections of the Public Health Service Act that provide liability protections related to pandemic products. It would also rescind unobligated money in the Covered Countermeasure Process Fund. The bill says the changes would apply to claims already pending when it becomes law and to claims started later.
The bill would preserve the ability to seek civil remedies under federal or state law for harm linked to the development, administration, or distribution of certain drugs, devices, biological products, or covered countermeasures. The bill has been referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
The bill would rescind unobligated balances in the Covered Countermeasure Process Fund. No publicly available information gives the amount of those balances.
The bill's findings state that liability protections have weakened public trust and accountability and that people should be able to seek redress for harm.
No publicly available information.