H.R. 951 — what changed
Maternal Vaccination Act
From Reported in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Reported in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 2 Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign
Campaign— Section 313 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 245) is amended—
in subsection (a), by inserting “and among pregnant and postpartum individuals,” after “low rates of vaccination,”;
in subsection (c)(3), by striking “prenatal and pediatric” and inserting “prenatal, obstetric, and pediatric”;
in subsection (d)(4)(B), by inserting “pregnant and postpartum individuals and” after “including”; and
changed
in subsection (g), by striking the dollar amount “$15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025” and inserting “$17,000,000”.“$17,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026”.
Additional activities— Section 317(k)(1)(E) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247b(k)(1)(E)) is amended—
in clause (v), by striking “and” at the end; and
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”