Legislation Introduced to Improve Vaccine Injury Compensation Program and Compensate COVID Vaccine Injuries
A straightforward look at a new bill in Congress, and what it would mean for the people and families it is designed to help
On July 14, 2026, Representative Lloyd Doggett, joined by Representative Lloyd Smucker, introduced H.R. 9672, the Vaccine Injury Compensation Modernization Act of 2026. It is the most significant proposed update in decades to the program that compensates Americans who are seriously injured by vaccines, and for the families who have lived with those injuries, it is a bill worth understanding closely.
In the pages that follow, I walk through the bill the way I would explain it to a client sitting across my desk: clearly, one section at a time, with a straightforward sense of what each change would actually mean in practice. Whether you have a claim of your own or simply want to know what Congress is weighing, this guide is meant to make the bill accessible without stripping away its substance.