H.R. 8153

119 HR 8153 IH: Maternal Vaccination Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-03-27
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 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
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