HLS 24RS-4203 ORIGINAL
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 214
BY REPRESENTATIVE OWEN
VACCINES/VACCINATION: Requests the attorney general to investigate whether certain
corporations violated any laws in the production, distribution, or sale of COVID-19
vaccinations
1 A RESOLUTION
2To urge and request the attorney general of the state of Louisiana to investigate whether
3 Pfizer, Inc., Moderna, Inc., Johnson & Johnson, and associated entities violated any
4 state or federal laws while operating in the state of Louisiana with regard to the
5 promotion, distribution, or sale of COVID-19 vaccines or vaccine boosters.
6 WHEREAS, the COVID-19 pandemic officially began in the winter of 2020 in the
7United States; and
8 WHEREAS, the pandemic was the first of its kind to hit the United States and
9Louisiana in over a century; and
10 WHEREAS, the pandemic caused great societal disruption in the state of Louisiana;
11and
12 WHEREAS, a significant effort in the United States went into finding treatment for
13citizens who were infected by the virus; and
14 WHEREAS, large manufacturers of medical treatments, vaccines, and drugs were
15heavily involved in the creation of treatments and inoculations against the vaccine; and
16 WHEREAS, the public health and public safety should have been the primary focal
17points for the promotion, distribution, and or sale of vaccines and vaccine boosters
18developed to confront and treat the COVID-19 virus; and
19 WHEREAS, there were significant efforts by public and private entities in promoting
20and distributing the COVID-19 family of vaccines and vaccine boosters; and
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HR NO. 214
1 WHEREAS, the citizens of the state of Louisiana deserve the right to full disclosure
2of the actions of providers of the COVID-19 family of vaccines and boosters in terms of
3accountability and performance within the limitations of the law; and
4 WHEREAS, efforts to manufacture, distribute, and promote all COVID-19 vaccine
5products were publicly funded; and
6 WHEREAS, under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act, all
7COVID-19 vaccine manufacturers, distributors, and providers are immune from federal civil
8liability.
9 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the House of Representatives of the
10Legislature of Louisiana does hereby urge and request the attorney general to investigate the
11actions of pharmaceutical companies and to review the actions of the companies and
12associated entities to determine if all involved followed the letter and spirit of the laws of
13the United States and the state of Louisiana with regard to the promotion, distribution, and
14sale of the COVID-19 family of vaccines and vaccine boosters since the beginning of the
15COVID-19 pandemic.
16 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the attorney general shall report her findings and
17recommendations to the House of Representatives by March 1, 2025.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the attorney general shall submit one print copy
19and one electronic copy of any report produced pursuant to this Resolution to the David R.
20Poynter Legislative Research Library as required by R.S. 24:772.
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HR 214 Original 2024 Regular Session Owen
Requests the attorney general of the state of Louisiana to investigate the actions of certain
pharmaceutical companies with regard to the promotion, distribution, and sale of the
COVID-19 family of vaccines and vaccine boosters since the beginning of the COVID-19
pandemic and report the findings prior to March 1, 2025.
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