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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Terri A. Sewell

Democrat · AL · Representative

Votes with party: 96.3% (597 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (66)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

2026-03-27

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Committee Activity

Currently in

House Committee on Energy and CommerceReferred To · 2026-03-28

Previously

Energy and Commerce CommitteeReferred To · 2026-03-28

Plain-English Summary

This bill would likely establish or expand programs to encourage pregnant women and new mothers to receive vaccinations that protect both them and their babies from serious diseases. The measure would probably affect pregnant women, new mothers, healthcare providers, and potentially insurance coverage or public health initiatives related to maternal vaccination. The bill aims to improve health outcomes for mothers and infants by increasing vaccination rates during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

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Subjects

Health

Full Bill Text

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8153 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8153 To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2026 Ms. Sewell (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Adams, Ms. Barragan, 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. Garcia 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. 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 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''. <all>

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