HJR 98
FISCAL NOTE
Fiscal Review Committee
Tennessee General Assembly
February 23, 2025
Fiscal Analyst: Rebecca Chandler | Email: rebecca.chandler@capitol.tn.gov | Phone: 615-741-2564
HJR 98
SUMMARY OF BILL: Urges Congress to require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
to include COVID-19 treatments and anthrax vaccinations administered under Emergency Use
Authorization (EUA) before Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval as pre-qualifying care
under the Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act (PACT). Urges a full investigation and report on
the decision-making process, accountability, and legality of mandating these treatments for
servicemembers.
FISCAL IMPACT:
NOT SIGNIFICANT
Assumptions:
• Urging Congress to require the VA to include COVID-19 treatments and anthrax
vaccinations administered under EUA before FDA approval as pre-qualifying care under
the PACT Act, along with calling for an investigation and report, will not significantly
impact state or local government operations.
• Any increase in state expenditures to transmit copies of the resolution to the appropriate
entities will be not significant.
CERTIFICATION:
The information contained herein is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.
Bojan Savic, Executive Director