I 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 951 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 8, 2021 
Ms. SEWELL (for herself, Ms. UNDERWOOD, Ms. ADAMS, Mr. KHANNA, Ms. 
VELA´ZQUEZ, 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. BARRAGA´N, 
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 
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 chil-
dren, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Maternal Vaccination 
Act’’. 
SEC. 2. MATERNAL VACCINATION AWARENESS AND EQUITY 
CAMPAIGN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting through the Director of the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention, shall carry out a national 
campaign to— 
(1) increase awareness of the importance of ma-
ternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and 
postpartum individuals and their children; and 
(2) increase maternal vaccination rates, with a 
focus on communities with historically high rates of 
unvaccinated individuals. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the campaign 
under this Act, the Secretary shall consult with relevant 
community-based organizations, health care professional 
associations and public health associations, State public 
health departments and local public health departments, 
Tribal-serving organizations, nonprofit organizations, and 
nationally recognized private entities. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The campaign under this section 
shall— 
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(1) focus on increasing maternal vaccination 
rates in communities with historically high rates of 
unvaccinated individuals, including for pregnant and 
postpartum individuals from racial and ethnic mi-
nority groups; 
(2) include efforts to engage with pregnant and 
postpartum individuals in communities with histori-
cally high rates of unvaccinated individuals to seek 
input on the development and effectiveness of the 
campaign; 
(3) provide evidence-based, culturally congruent 
resources and communications efforts; and 
(4) be carried out in partnership with trusted 
individuals and entities in communities with histori-
cally high rates of unvaccinated individuals, includ-
ing 
community-based 
organizations, 
community 
health centers, perinatal health workers, and mater-
nity care providers. 
(d) COLLABORATION.—The Secretary shall ensure 
that the information and resources developed for the cam-
paign under this section are made publicly available and 
shared with relevant Federal, State, and local entities. 
(e) EVALUATION.—Not later than the end of fiscal 
year 2025, the Secretary shall— 
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(1) 
establish 
quantitative 
and 
qualitative 
metrics to evaluate the campaign under this section; 
and 
(2) submit a report detailing the campaign’s 
impact to the Congress. 
(f) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—To carry 
out this section, there is authorized to be appropriated 
$2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2026. 
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 
In this Act: 
(1) CULTURALLY CONGRUENT.—The term ‘‘cul-
turally congruent’’, with respect to care or maternity 
care, means care that is in agreement with the pre-
ferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, language, 
and practices of the health care consumer and other 
stakeholders. 
(2) MATERNITY
CARE
PROVIDER.—The term 
‘‘maternity care provider’’ means a health care pro-
vider who— 
(A) is a physician, physician assistant, 
midwife who meets at a minimum the inter-
national definition of the midwife and global 
standards for midwifery education as estab-
lished by the International Confederation of 
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Midwives, nurse practitioner, or clinical nurse 
specialist; and 
(B) has a focus on maternal or perinatal 
health. 
(3) PERINATAL HEALTH WORKER.—The term 
‘‘perinatal health worker’’ means a doula, commu-
nity health worker, peer supporter, breastfeeding 
and lactation educator or counselor, nutritionist or 
dietitian, childbirth educator, social worker, home 
visitor, language interpreter, or navigator. 
(4) POSTPARTUM AND POSTPARTUM PERIOD.— 
The terms ‘‘postpartum’’ and ‘‘postpartum period’’ 
refer to the 1-year period beginning on the last day 
of the pregnancy of an individual. 
(5) RACIAL AND ETHNIC MINORITY GROUP.— 
The term ‘‘racial and ethnic minority group’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 1707(g)(1) of 
the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u– 
6(g)(1)). 
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