S. 4132Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

Maternal Vaccinations Act

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The Maternal Vaccinations Act amends the Public Health Service Act to boost vaccination coverage among pregnant and postpartum people. It expands the existing vaccination awareness and equity campaign to specifically include this group, adds obstetric care to the target audience, and increases annual funding for the program. The changes also require the program to focus on raising vaccination rates for 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 the vaccination awareness and equity campaign must address.
Expands the campaign’s scope to include prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric services.
Increases the program’s annual funding to $17 million for fiscal years 2027‑2031 (up from $15 million for 2021‑2025).
Adds a new activity that specifically aims to raise vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum people, including minority groups, and their children.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 18, 2026

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March 18, 2026

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

March 18, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued March 18, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4132

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 18, 2026

Mr. Kaine introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

A BILL

To amend the Public Health Service Act to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccinations 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