HR 951 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Maternal Vaccination Act

Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Terri A. Sewell D-AL

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Latest action · Dec 1, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNov 30, 2021
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Maternal Vaccination Act

This bill includes a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals in existing public health activities to increase vaccination rates.

First, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must incorporate a focus on pregnant and postpartum individuals, including by disseminating information to obstetric health care providers, into its existing public awareness campaign about the importance of vaccinations.

Second, the bill expressly allows certain project grants for preventive health services to be used for activities to increase vaccination rates of pregnant and postpartum individuals (and their children).

Cosponsors 52

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Oct 27, 2021; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-GADavid ScottOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-TNJim CooperOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NYMondaire JonesOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NYThomas R. SuozziOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 8, 2021
D-IACynthia AxneFeb 24, 2021
D-CAAmi BeraJun 15, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonJun 15, 2021
D-ILRobin L. KellyJun 15, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJul 16, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJul 16, 2021
D-ORKurt SchraderJul 16, 2021
D-CARaul RuizOct 27, 2021

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 8, 2021Markup Jul 21, 2021Reported Nov 30, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 9, 2021Markup Jul 15, 2021Reported Jul 15, 2021
SenateHealth, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
Referred Dec 1, 2021

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 1, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  2. Nov 30, 2021Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-179.
  3. Nov 30, 2021Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
  4. Nov 30, 2021Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  5. Nov 30, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6681-6682)
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In the Congressional Record 2

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1292Anna G. Eshoo D-CADec 1, 2021
House · ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1284, H6681Text printed H6681Brett Guthrie R-KY, Frank Pallone, Jr. D-NJ, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Terri A. Sewell D-ALNov 30, 2021

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

  1. Sep 22, 2021H.R. 951, Maternal Vaccination ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 21, 2021

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 23, February 8, 2021, page H484.

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-25THE ROLE OF PUBLIC RELATIONS FIRMS IN PREVENTING ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE70 pagesNatural Resources CommitteeSep 14, 2022
Serial No. 117-38BOOSTER SHOT: ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH THROUGH VACCINE LEGISLATION161 pagesEnergy and Commerce CommitteeJun 15, 2021

Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 345Maternal Vaccinations ActRelated billFeb 22, 2021
S 346Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021Related billFeb 22, 2021
HR 959Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021Related billApr 23, 2021
HR 8862PRO–LIFE Act of 2022Related billNov 1, 2022

Titles 5

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
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.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Maternal Vaccination Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Maternal Vaccination Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Maternal Vaccination Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Maternal Vaccination Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 1, 2021Referred in Senate
  2. Nov 30, 2021Reported in House
  3. Nov 30, 2021Engrossed in House
  4. Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House

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