Maternal Vaccination Act
Sponsored By: Representative Sewell
Introduced
Summary
Expanding maternal vaccination outreach and funding. This bill would broaden a federal Maternal Vaccination Awareness and Equity Campaign to explicitly include pregnant and postpartum individuals and would raise the campaign's authorized funding for future years.
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- Pregnant and postpartum families: The campaign would explicitly target pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and add a new objective to raise vaccination rates for these groups, including racial and ethnic minority populations.
- Obstetric and prenatal care settings: The bill would add “obstetric” to the campaign’s scope so outreach and provider engagement can be directed to obstetric care alongside prenatal and pediatric settings.
- Program funding and timeline: It would change the authorized annual funding to $17 million for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031, up from the prior $15 million figure for earlier years.
*Would raise authorized annual federal outlays to $17 million for 2027–2031, increasing future federal spending compared with the prior $15 million level.*
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More maternal vaccine outreach and funding
This bill would expand the Maternal Vaccination Awareness and Equity Campaign to explicitly include obstetric care and to name pregnant and postpartum individuals as a target. It would add a new required activity to raise vaccination rates for pregnant and postpartum people, including racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children. It would also change the program's authorized funding to $17 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, replacing the prior $15 million-per-year authorization for fiscal years 2021 through 2025. The $17 million figure is an authorization in law and would not itself appropriate money.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Sewell
AL • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]
IL • D
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Adams
NC • D
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Barragan
CA • D
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Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]
OH • D
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Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]
MO • D
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Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
CA • D
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Budzinski
IL • D
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Carson
IN • D
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Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]
LA • D
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Cherfilus-McCormick
FL • D
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Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]
NY • D
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Cohen
TN • D
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Conaway
NJ • D
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Craig
MN • D
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Crockett
TX • D
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Davis (IL)
IL • D
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DelBene
WA • D
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Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]
MI • D
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Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]
AL • D
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Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]
CA • D
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Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]
IL • D
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Grijalva
AZ • D
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Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]
CT • D
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Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
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Ivey
MD • D
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Jackson (IL)
IL • D
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Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]
CA • D
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Johnson (GA)
GA • D
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Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]
TX • D
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Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]
CA • D
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Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]
IL • D
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Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]
NY • D
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McBath
GA • D
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McClellan
VA • D
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]
KY • D
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McGovern
MA • D
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Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
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Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]
TX • D
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Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]
WI • D
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Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25]
NY • D
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Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
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Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
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Ocasio-Cortez
NY • D
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Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]
MA • D
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Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5]
IL • D
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Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]
OR • D
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Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3]
MI • D
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Scott (VA)
VA • D
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Smith (WA)
WA • D
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Soto
FL • D
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Stansbury
NM • D
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Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10]
WA • D
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Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13]
OH • D
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Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39]
CA • D
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Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]
MI • D
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Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]
TX • D
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Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]
NJ • D
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Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]
GA • D
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Wilson (FL)
FL • D
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Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]
NJ • D
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6]
NY • D
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