H.R. 8153House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Maternal Vaccination Act

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The Maternal Vaccination Act amends the Public Health Service Act to broaden the federal vaccination awareness campaign to specifically include pregnant and postpartum people. It expands the program’s focus to prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric vaccination, raises annual funding to $17 million for fiscal years 2027‑2031, and adds a new activity aimed at boosting vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals, especially those from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children.

Key Provisions

Adds “pregnant and postpartum individuals” to the list of groups targeted by the vaccination awareness campaign.
Expands the campaign’s scope to cover prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric vaccination efforts.
Increases the program’s annual funding to $17 million for each year from FY2027 through FY2031.
Creates a new activity to specifically increase vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum people, including minority groups, and their children.

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 27, 2026

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Introduced in House

March 27, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce Committee

March 27, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued March 27, 2026

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.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act.

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