42 U.S.C. § 300aa–21
Authority to bring actions
United States · Title 42 — THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE · Status: effective
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- 42 U.S.C. § 300aa–21, Authority to bring actions, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/476457
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After judgment has been entered by the United States Court of Federal Claims or, if an appeal is taken under section 300aa–12(f) of this title, after the appellate court’s mandate is issued, the petitioner who filed the petition under section 300aa–11 of this title shall file with the clerk of the United States Court of Federal Claims—
A petitioner under a petition filed under section 300aa–11 of this title may submit to the United States Court of Federal Claims a notice in writing choosing to continue or to withdraw the petition if—
A civil action for damages arising from a vaccine-related injury or death for which a petition was filed under section 300aa–11 of this title shall, except as provided in section 300aa–16(c) of this title, be brought within the period prescribed by limitations of actions under State law applicable to such civil action.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- State Comprehensive Mental Health Services Plan Act of 1986House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989House: no recorded tallySenate: 87–7
- Vaccine and Immunization Amendments of 1990House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Health Information, Health Promotion, and Vaccine Injury Compensation Amendments of 1991House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
- Federal Courts Administration Act of 1992House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally