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Maternal Vaccination Act
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H. R. 951 (Referred-in-Senate)


117th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 951

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

December 1, 2021

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

AN ACT

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, 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 2022 through 2026”.

(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 clause:

“(vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and”.

Passed the House of Representatives November 30, 2021.

    Attest:cheryl l. johnson,   
    Clerk.