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Senate Bill 4132
119th Congress(2025-2026)
Maternal Vaccinations Act
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Introduced in Senate on Mar 18, 2026
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S. 4132 (Introduced-in-Senate)


119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. 4132


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

March 18, 2026

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 2027 through 2031”.

(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”.