,i  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #h1 #bjba,ms4
 ,sewell 7= h]self1 ,ms4 ,und]wood1 ,ms4
 ,adams1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,velzquez1  
,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4 ,smi? ( ,wa%+ton1  
,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,lawson ( ,florida1 
,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,ms4    
,moore ( ,wiscons91 ,ms4 ,/rickl&1 ,mr4 
,ryan1 ,mr4 ,s*iff1 ,mr4 ,johnson (     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,hors=d1 ,ms4 ,wass]man  
,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,b>ragn1 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,mr4
 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,blum5au]1 ,mr4 ,m\lton1  
,mr4 ,soto1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,trone1   
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1 ,ms4          
,s*ak[sky1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,ms4 ,pressley1  
,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4 ,blunt ,ro*e/]1 ,ms4  
,ca/or ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4    
,coh51 ,ms4 ,roybal-,all>d1 ,ms4 ,spei]1
 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,mr4  
,kildee1 ,mr4 ,david ,scott ( ,georgia1 
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4        
,williams ( ,georgia1 & ,mr4 ,coop]7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  

,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? 
& ,human ,s]vices to c>ry out a national
 campaign to increase aw>5ess ( !       
importance ( mat]nal vacc9ations = !    
heal? ( pregnant & po/p>tum individuals 
& _! *ildr51 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,mat]nal ,vacc9ation ,act4  #b4 ,mat]nal
 vacc9ation aw>5ess & equity campaign   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &    
,human ,s]vices 79 ?is section ref]r$ to
 z ! ,secret>y71 act+ ?r\gh ! ,director 
( ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control &        
,prev5tion1 %all c>ry out a national    
campaign to-- 7#a7 increase aw>5ess ( ! 
importance ( mat]nal vacc9ations = !    
heal? ( pregnant & po/p>tum individuals 
& _! *ildr52 &  7#b7 increase mat]nal   
vacc9ation rates1 ) a focus on          
communities ) hi/orically high rates (  
unvacc9at$ individuals4  7b7            
,consultation ,9 c>ry+ out ! campaign "u
 ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y %all consult )   
relevant community-bas$ organizations1  
heal? c>e pr(essional associations &    

public heal? associations1 ,/ate public 
heal? dep>tm5ts & local public heal?    
dep>tm5ts1 ,tribal-s]v+ organizations1  
nonpr(it organizations1 & nationally    
recogniz$ private entities4  7c7        
,activities ,! campaign "u ?is section  
%all-- 7#a7 focus on increas+ mat]nal   
vacc9ation rates 9 communities )        
hi/orically high rates ( unvacc9at$     
individuals1 includ+ = pregnant &       
po/p>tum individuals f racial & e?nic   
m9ority gr\ps2  7#b7 include ef=ts to   
engage ) pregnant & po/p>tum individuals
 9 communities ) hi/orically high rates 
( unvacc9at$ individuals to seek input  
on ! developm5t & effectiv5ess ( !      
campaign2  7#c7 provide evid5ce-bas$1   
culturally congru5t res\rces &          
communications ef=ts2 &  7#d7 be c>ri$  
out 9 p>tn]%ip ) tru/$ individuals &    
entities 9 communities ) hi/orically    
high rates ( unvacc9at$ individuals1    
includ+ community-bas$ organizations1   
community heal? c5t]s1 p]9atal heal?    
work]s1 & mat]nity c>e provid]s4  7d7   

,collaboration ,! ,secret>y %all ensure 
t ! in=mation & res\rces develop$ = !   
campaign "u ?is section are made        
publicly available & %>$ ) relevant     
,f$]al1 ,/ate1 & local entities4  7e7   
,evaluation ,n lat] ?an ! end ( fiscal  
ye> #bjbe1 ! ,secret>y %all-- 7#a7      
e/abli% quantitative & qualitative      
metrics to evaluate ! campaign "u ?is   
section2 &  7#b7 submit a report detail+
 ! campaign's impact to ! ,congress4    
7f7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,to  
c>ry out ?is section1 !re is au?oriz$ to
 be appropriat$ #b1jjj1jjj = ea* (      
fiscal ye>s #bjbb ?r\gh #bjbf4  #c4     
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,culturally congru5t ,! t]m culturally  
congru5t1 ) respect to c>e or mat]nity  
c>e1 means c>e t is 9 agreem5t ) !      
pref]r$ cultural values1 beliefs1       
worldview1 language1 & practices ( !    
heal? c>e consum] & o!r /akehold]s4     
7#b7 ,mat]nity c>e provid] ,! t]m       
mat]nity c>e provid] means a heal? c>e  
provid] :o-- 7,a7 is a physician1       

physician assi/ant1 midwife :o meets at 
a m9imum ! int]national def9ition ( !   
midwife & global /&>ds = midwif]y       
education z e/abli%$ by ! ,int]national 
,conf$]ation ( ,midwives1 nurse         
practition]1 or cl9ical nurse speciali/2
 &  7,b7 has a focus on mat]nal or      
p]9atal heal?4  7#c7 ,p]9atal heal?     
work] ,! t]m p]9atal heal? work] means a
 d\la1 community heal? work]1 pe]       
support]1 brea/fe$+ & lactation educator
 or c\nselor1 nutritioni/ or dietitian1 
*ildbir? educator1 social work]1 home   
visitor1 language int]pret]1 or         
navigator4  7#d7 ,po/p>tum & po/p>tum   
p]iod ,! t]ms po/p>tum & po/p>tum p]iod 
ref] to ! #a-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! la/  
day ( ! pregnancy ( an individual4  7#e7
 ,racial & e?nic m9ority gr\p ,! t]m    
racial & e?nic m9ority gr\p has ! mean+ 
giv5 su* t]m 9 section #agjg7;g77#a7 ( !
 ,public ,heal? ,s]vice ,act 7#db       
,u4,s4,c4 #cjju-#f7;g77#a774