Departments_of_Labor,_Health_and_Human_Services,_and_Education,_and_Related_Agencies_Appropriations_Act_of_2008

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2008

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The Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act of 2008 or the HHS-Labor-Education Appropriations Bill (H.R. 3043) is a bill introduced in the House of Representatives during the 110th United States Congress by Rep. David Obey.

President G.W. Bush vetoed the act because of the cost and because it would ban the use of childhood flu vaccines that contain thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative that has been falsely claimed to cause autism.[1]

Status

The bill passed the House of Representatives and the U. S. Senate. It was vetoed by President Bush on November 13, 2007. The House failed to achieve a two-thirds majority to override the president's veto by two votes on a 277–141 vote.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Bush Set To Veto HHS-Labor-Education Appropriations Bill Due To Provision To Remove Mercury From Infant Vaccines". Medical News Today. July 21, 2007. Archived from the original on August 8, 2007. Retrieved August 4, 2007.
  2. [2]
    "H.R. 3043: Department of Health and Human Services Appropriations Act, 2008". Govtrack.us. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
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