A Democratic bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Maternal Vaccination Act aims to amend the Public Health Service Act. The bill focuses on increasing maternal vaccination awareness and equity. It specifically targets pregnant and postpartum individuals, including those from racial and ethnic minority groups. The legislation also addresses the vaccination rates of their children. Changes are made to various subsections of the Public Health Service Act to include these specific groups. Finally, the bill adjusts funding amounts for specific fiscal years.
Yes· 3 of 8
- Scored +5
Would women be better off under this?
The bill focuses on maternal vaccination awareness and support for pregnant and postpartum individuals.
- Scored +5
Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?
The bill specifically includes a mandate to increase vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups.
- Scored +4
Would children be better off under this?
The bill aims to increase vaccination rates for the children of pregnant and postpartum individuals.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Awareness for Mothers: The bill expands the scope of the Public Health Service Act to include pregnant and postpartum individuals, which could help increase vaccination awareness for these specific groups (Section 2(a)(1)).
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Broader Focus on Care: By changing the language from "prenatal and pediatric" to "prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric," the bill expands the scope of services addressed (Section 2(a)(2)).
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Targeted Support for Minority Groups: The bill adds a specific goal to increase vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals, including those from racial and ethnic minority groups, and their children (Section 2(b)).
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Increased Funding: The legislation increases the specified funding amount to $17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2031 (Section 2(a)(4)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts are explicitly stated in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — The bill focuses on maternal vaccination awareness and support for pregnant and postpartum individuals. Would Black Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly aims to increase vaccination rates for pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups. Would children be better off under this? — The bill aims to increase vaccination rates for the children of pregnant and postpartum individuals. Would Hispanic Americans be better off under this? — The bill explicitly aims to increase vaccination rates for pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — The bill targets increasing vaccination rates among racial and ethnic minority groups which often include low-income populations.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill expands the scope of the Public Health Service Act to specifically include awareness and services for pregnant and postpartum individuals. Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill increases annual funding for the campaign to $17,000,000 for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill specifically includes a mandate to increase vaccination rates among pregnant and postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic minority groups.
- 3/19/2026
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced in House
4 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.