Expands vaccine awareness campaigns for pregnant people and new parents, increasing funding.
This bill would expand national vaccination awareness campaigns to specifically include pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children. It would also increase the money set aside for these campaigns. Public health grants would also be allowed to focus on boosting vaccination rates for these groups, including racial and ethnic minorities.
Today, a vaccination awareness campaign sets aside $15 million for each government budget year from 2021 through 2025. It focuses on general low vaccination rates and involves prenatal and pediatric providers. Public health grants do not explicitly aim to boost vaccination rates for pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children. If this bill becomes law, the campaign would expand to specifically include pregnant and postpartum individuals and obstetric providers. The money set aside for this campaign would increase to $17 million for each government budget year from 2027 through 2031. Public health grants would also explicitly include increasing vaccination rates for pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children as a goal. This would include minority groups.
HR 8153 · 119th Congress · March 27, 2026 · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10
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