H.R. 951 · 117th Congress
Maternal Vaccination Act
- Stage
- Passed a chamber
- Sponsor
- Terri Sewell
- Introduced
- 2021-02-08
- Latest action
- 2021-12-01 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Summary
Maternal Vaccination 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.
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).