,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bb1      
#bjba,mr4 ,kaine introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to establish a national        
campaign to increase maternal           
vaccination rates4  #a4 ,short title    
,this ,act may be cited as the ,maternal
 ,vaccinations ,act4  #b4 ,maternal     
vaccination awareness and equity        
campaign  7a7 ,in general ,the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services 7in this section referred to  
as the ,secretary71 acting through the  
,director of the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 shall carry   
out a national campaign to-- 7#a7       
increase awareness of the importance of 
maternal vaccinations for the health of 
pregnant and postpartum individuals and 
their children2 and  7#b7 increase      
maternal vaccination rates1 with a focus

 on communities with historically high  
rates of unvaccinated individuals4  7b7 
,consultation ,in carrying out the      
campaign under this section1 the        
,secretary shall consult with relevant  
community-based organizations1 health   
care professional associations and      
public health associations1 ,state      
public health departments and local     
public health departments1              
,tribal-serving organizations1 nonprofit
 organizations1 and nationally          
recognized private entities4  7c7       
,activities ,the campaign under this    
section shall-- 7#a7 focus on increasing
 maternal vaccination rates in          
communities with historically high rates
 of unvaccinated individuals1 including 
for pregnant and postpartum individuals 
from racial and ethnic minority groups2 
7#b7 include efforts to engage with     
pregnant and postpartum individuals in  
communities with historically high rates
 of unvaccinated individuals to seek    
input on the development and            

effectiveness of the campaign2  7#c7    
provide evidence-based1 culturally      
congruent resources and communications  
efforts2 and  7#d7 be carried out in    
partnership with trusted individuals and
 entities in communities with           
historically high rates of unvaccinated 
individuals1 including community-based  
organizations1 community health centers1
 perinatal health workers1 and maternity
 care providers4  7d7 ,collaboration    
,the ,secretary shall ensure that the   
information and resources developed for 
the campaign under this section are made
 publicly available and shared with     
relevant ,federal1 ,state1 and local    
entities4  7e7 ,evaluation ,not later   
than the end of fiscal year #bjbe1 the  
,secretary shall-- 7#a7 establish       
quantitative and qualitative metrics to 
evaluate the campaign under this        
section2 and  7#b7 submit a report      
detailing the impact of the campaign    
under this section to ,congress4  7f7   
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        

,maternity care provider ,the term      
maternity care provider means a health  
care provider who-- 7,a7 is a physician1
 physician assistant1 midwife who meets 
at a minimum the international          
definition of the midwife and global    
standards for midwifery education as    
established by the ,international       
,confederation of ,midwives1 nurse      
practitioner1 or clinical nurse         
specialist2 and  7,b7 has a focus on    
maternal or perinatal health4  7#b7     
,perinatal health worker ,the term      
perinatal health worker means a doula1  
community health worker1 peer supporter1
 breastfeeding and lactation educator or
 counselor1 nutritionist or dietitian1  
childbirth educator1 social worker1 home
 visitor1 language interpreter1 or      
navigator4  7g7 ,authorization of       
appropriations ,to carry out this       
section1 there is authorized to be      
appropriated #b1jjj1jjj for each of     
fiscal years #bjbb through #bjbf4