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Senate Bill 1603
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Maternal Vaccinations Act
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Introduced in Senate on May 15, 2023
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Introduced in Senate 
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S. 1603 (Introduced-in-Senate)


118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1603


To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

May 15, 2023

Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. Short title.

This Act may be cited as the “Maternal Vaccinations Act”.

SEC. 2. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign.

(a) Campaign.—Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 245) is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “and among pregnant and postpartum individuals,” after “low rates of vaccination,”;

(2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking “prenatal and pediatric” and inserting “prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric”;

(3) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting “pregnant and postpartum individuals and” after “including”; and

(4) in subsection (g), by striking “$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025” and inserting “$17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028”.

(b) Additional activities.—Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E)) is amended—

(1) in clause (v), by striking “and” at the end; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

“(vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and”.