HR 951 United States House · 117th Congress

Maternal Vaccination Act

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).

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2021

Committee Review

Dec 2021

House Passage

Nov 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Feb 8, 2021 Last action Dec 1, 2021

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Amendments

Dec 1, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

upper

Nov 30, 2021

Introduced

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6681)

lower

Nov 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6681)

lower

Nov 30, 2021

Introduced

Mr. Pallone moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

lower

Nov 30, 2021

Lower · Passed

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 117-179.

lower

Jul 21, 2021

Lower · Passed

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Jul 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

lower

Jul 15, 2021

Lower · Passed

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

lower

Feb 9, 2021

Committee

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

lower

Feb 8, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

lower

Feb 8, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 52 co-sponsors