# 119-s-4132: Maternal Vaccinations Act

119-s-4132, Maternal Vaccinations Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4132
- Congress: 119
- Title: Maternal Vaccinations Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## 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. - 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.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- More vaccine outreach for pregnant people: benefit, low. 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…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4132 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4132)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-4504: Full-Service Community School Expansion Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4504)
- [119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4132 (as of 2026-08-21).