Maternal Vaccination Act

119 HR 8153 IH: Maternal Vaccination Act U.S. House of Representatives 2026-03-27 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8153 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act . 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 .