summary
Introduced
02/08/2021
02/08/2021
In Committee
07/21/2021
07/21/2021
Crossed Over
12/01/2021
12/01/2021
Passed
Dead
01/03/2023
01/03/2023
Introduced Session
117th Congress
Bill Summary
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 chil- dren, and for other purposes.
AI Summary
This bill, the Maternal Vaccination Act, aims 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. The key provisions of the bill include amending the Public Health Service Act to expand the focus of the existing vaccination awareness campaign to include pregnant and postpartum individuals, and to increase funding for the campaign from $15 million to $17 million per year from 2022 to 2026. The bill also amends the Public Health Service Act to include activities that specifically aim to increase vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals, including those from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children.
Committee Categories
Business and Industry, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (53)
Terri Sewell (D)*,
Alma Adams (D),
Cindy Axne (D),
Nanette Barragán (D),
Karen Bass (D),
Ami Bera (D),
Earl Blumenauer (D),
Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),
G. Butterfield (D),
André Carson (D),
Kathy Castor (D),
Yvette Clarke (D),
Steve Cohen (D),
Jim Cooper (D),
Theodore Deutch (D),
Dwight Evans (D),
Jahana Hayes (D),
Steven Horsford (D),
Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),
Hank Johnson (D),
Mondaire Jones (D),
Robin Kelly (D),
Ro Khanna (D),
Dan Kildee (D),
John Larson (D),
Al Lawson (D),
Carolyn Maloney (D),
Lucy McBath (D),
Gwen Moore (D),
Seth Moulton (D),
Jerry Nadler (D),
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D),
Donald Payne (D),
Ayanna Pressley (D),
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),
Raul Ruiz (D),
Tim Ryan (D),
Mary Gay Scanlon (D),
Jan Schakowsky (D),
Adam Schiff (D),
Kurt Schrader (D),
David Scott (D),
Adam Smith (D),
Darren Soto (D),
Jackie Speier (D),
Marilyn Strickland (D),
Tom Suozzi (D),
David Trone (D),
Lauren Underwood (D),
Nydia Velázquez (D),
Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),
Nikema Williams (D),
Last Action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (on 12/01/2021)
Official Document
bill text
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...
bill summary
Loading...