Maternal Vaccinations Act

Summary

Maternal Vaccinations Act This bill includes a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals in existing public health activities to increase vaccination rates. First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must incorporate a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals, including by disseminating information to obstetric health care providers, into its existing public awareness campaign about the importance of vaccinations. The bill also reauthorizes this campaign through FY2028. Second, the bill expressly allows certain project grants for preventive health services to be used for activities to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals (and their children).

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Timeline

1. 15 May 2023

   Introduced

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

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 15 May 2023

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 15 May 2023 · Official file

Documents

3 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 May 2023

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 15 May 2023

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 15 May 2023

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Sponsors

• Timothy Kaine · D · Sponsor
• Christopher Murphy · D · Cosponsor
• · sshr00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
• related to ← Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
• related to ← Maternal Vaccination Act