Maternal Vaccinations Act

Tim Kaine

Democrat · VA · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

2026-03-18

Source: Congress.gov

This bill would likely establish or expand programs to increase vaccination rates among pregnant women and new mothers, potentially by improving access to vaccines, providing education about vaccine safety during pregnancy, or requiring health insurance coverage for maternal vaccines. The legislation would affect pregnant women, new mothers, healthcare providers, and possibly insurance companies by ensuring that vaccines recommended during pregnancy—such as those for flu and whooping cough—are more readily available and affordable. The goal would be to protect both mothers and newborns from vaccine-preventable diseases.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4132 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 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''. <all>

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