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To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to maternal vaccination awareness and equity, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to expand vaccination awareness and equity programs to include pregnant and postpartum individuals. The bill modifies existing vaccination campaigns to specifically target pregnant and postpartum women, including those from racial and ethnic minority groups. It increases funding for maternal vaccination awareness campaigns from $15 million per year to $17 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. The bill also adds increasing vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children as an explicit goal of federal vaccination programs. These changes aim to improve vaccination coverage in maternal and pediatric populations.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Terri A. Sewell’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $16,100
- GRAIL $15,700
- CHARTER BROKERAGE LLC $10,850
- ROCKY RESEARCH $9,900
- CHARTER BROKERAGE $8,800
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Terri A. Sewell → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Mar 19, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. · house
- Mar 19, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 19, 2026
Ms. Sewell 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.
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 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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