Maternal Vaccination Act
- Last Action
- 5/19/2023
Actions
- 2023-05-19Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- 2023-05-15Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 2023-05-15Introduced in House
- 2023-05-15Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-05-15 (00)
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. 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).
Cosponsors (20)
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL)
- Pete Aguilar (D-CA)
- Colin Allred (D-TX)
- Nanette Barragan (D-CA)
- Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
- SANFORD BISHOP (D-GA)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- Nikki Budzinski (D-IL)
- Cori Bush (D-MO)
- Yadira Caraveo (D-CO)
- Salud Carbajal (D-CA)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- Troy Carter (D-LA)
- Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-FL)
- Yvette Clarke (D-NY)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Steve Cohen (D-TN)
- Angie Craig (D-MN)
Subjects
- Child health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Health care quality
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Immunology and vaccination
- Minority health
- Performance measurement
- Women's health
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