H.R. 8024 – Maternal Vaccination Act

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The Maternal Vaccination Act amends the Public Health Service Act to expand the federal vaccination awareness and equity campaign to specifically include pregnant and postpartum people. It broadens the groups targeted by the campaign, increases annual funding, and adds a new activity aimed at raising vaccination rates among these individuals and their children, especially those from racial and ethnic minority groups.

Key Provisions

Adds "pregnant and postpartum individuals" to the list of groups the vaccination awareness campaign must focus on.
Expands the campaign’s target areas to include prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric populations.
Increases the campaign’s annual funding to $17 million for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Creates a new activity to boost vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals, including minority groups, and their children.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 19, 2026

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Introduced in House

March 19, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 19, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 19, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 8024

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.

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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