H.R. 951 — Reported in House

IB Union Calendar No. 129 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 951 [Report No. 117–179] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 8, 2021 Ms. Sewell (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Ms. Adams, Mr. Khanna, Ms. Velázquez, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Scanlon, Mr. Lawson of Florida, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Butterfield, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Ryan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Barragán, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Payne, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Soto, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Trone, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Bass, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Evans, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Speier, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Carson, Mr. Kildee, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. Suozzi, Ms. Williams of Georgia, and Mr. Cooper) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce November 30, 2021 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Axne, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Bera, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, and Mr. Ruiz November 30, 2021 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 8, 2021 A BILL To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Maternal Vaccination Act. 2. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign (a) Campaign Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 245) is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting and among pregnant and postpartum individuals, after low rates of vaccination,; (2) in subsection (c)(3), by striking prenatal and pediatric and inserting prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric; (3) in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting pregnant and postpartum individuals and after including; and (4) in subsection (g), by striking the dollar amount and inserting $17,000,000. (b) Additional activities Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E)) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking and at the end; and (2) by adding at the end the following clause: (vii) increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals, including individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children; and . November 30, 2021 Reported with an amendment; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed