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S. 4132

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4132, the Maternal Vaccinations Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 18, 2026 by Sen. Tim Kaine (D). It was referred to Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions, and last saw action on Mar 18, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Record

Text

S. 4132 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb4132/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4132 IS: Maternal Vaccinations Act
 U.S. Senate
 2026-03-18
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 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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4132  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Maternal Vaccinations 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
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-03-18
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Tim Kaine (D) sponsors S. 4132 alone.

Tim Kaine

Sen. · D–VA · Sponsor

Committees

S. 4132 went before 1 committee: Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
Referred To · Mar 18, 2026 · 747 Bills

Actions

S. 4132 has taken 2 actions since Mar 18, 2026.

ChamberAction
Mar 18, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Mar 18, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4132 has not gone to a roll call.

4 bills are related to S. 4132.

Titles

S. 4132 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Maternal Vaccinations Act — Display Title
  • Maternal Vaccinations Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named S. 4132 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS—New York11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
SARA OUTTERSON111
VANDANA RANJAN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTSCENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS2025 first_quarter$90K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4132 under Health, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4132’s is Health.

s4132/policy-areas.txt
HealthAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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