119th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.
March 27, 2026
Ms. Sewell (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Ms. Brownley, Ms. Budzinski, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Figures, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. García of Illinois, Mrs. Grijalva, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Latimer, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McClellan, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Menefee, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Ms. Strickland, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Takano, Ms. Tlaib, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Gottheimer, and Ms. Meng) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Maternal Vaccination 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”.