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119-s-4132119th CongressWALLET

Maternal Vaccinations Act

Sponsored By: Senator Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would expand the maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign to explicitly reach pregnant and postpartum people and increase annual federal funding. It refocuses outreach to include obstetric considerations and prioritizes racial and ethnic minority groups and children.

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  • Pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children would be added as explicit targets of outreach, aiming to raise vaccination rates during and after pregnancy.
  • Racial and ethnic minority groups would be prioritized to reduce disparities in vaccination coverage among maternal populations.
  • Obstetric providers and prenatal/postpartum settings would get tailored materials and messaging to make vaccine information clinically relevant.
  • Federal public health programs would get a higher funding baseline, with annual funding set at $17.0 million for fiscal years 2027–2031, up from the prior $15.0 million level.

*This bill would increase federal spending on the campaign to $17.0 million per year for 2027–2031, about $2.0 million more annually than the earlier $15.0 million level.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

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More vaccine outreach for pregnant people

If enacted, the bill would expand a federal Maternal Vaccination Awareness and Equity Campaign to explicitly include pregnant and postpartum people. It would add obstetric care settings to the campaign's focus alongside prenatal and pediatric care. The bill would authorize a new initiative to raise vaccination rates for pregnant and postpartum individuals (including racial and ethnic minority groups) and their children. It would also replace the prior $15 million per year authorization (FY2021–2025) with $17 million per year authorized for each of FY2027–2031 to fund the campaign activities, not direct payments to households.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

VA • D

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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