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US HR1897

US HR1897
MOMMA’s Act Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act


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Introduced
03/27/2019
In Committee
03/28/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020

Introduced Session

116th Congress

Bill Summary

Establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for collecting data, standardizing reporting, and preventing maternal mortality. The CDC also must provide grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care immediately before and after birth and improve outcomes for maternal and infant health.Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish a grants program to support national organizations in assisting state-level health care systems to implement standardized, evidence-informed processes for maternal health focusing on reducing maternal mortality. The bill also establishes regional centers to address implicit bias and cultural competency in the delivery of health care services. Specified institutions that provide education and training to health care professionals and focus on maternal mortality are eligible for funding through the program.The bill extends coverage for pregnant and postpartum women under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for one year postpartum and such coverage is revised to include oral health services.Additionally, the bill (1) increases the excise tax on specified tobacco products, including cigarettes; (2) expands the definition of other tobacco products to include any such product as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) requires that such products are taxed at a rate equivalent to cigarettes on a per-use basis.

AI Summary

This bill, the Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act, establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. It requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for data collection, reporting, and preventing maternal mortality, and establishes grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care and outcomes for maternal and infant health. The bill also establishes regional centers to address implicit bias and cultural competency in healthcare, extends Medicaid and CHIP coverage for pregnant and postpartum women to 1 year, and increases the excise tax on tobacco products to fund these initiatives.

Committee Categories

Business and Industry, Health and Social Services

Sponsors (112)

Robin Kelly (D)* Alma Adams (D),  Pete Aguilar (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Ami Bera (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Suzanne Bonamici (D),  Anthony Brown (D),  Cheri Bustos (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Tony Cárdenas (D),  André Carson (D),  Sean Casten (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Emanuel Cleaver (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Charlie Crist (D),  Jason Crow (D),  Elijah Cummings (D),  Sharice Davids (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Susan Davis (D),  Madeleine Dean (D),  Peter DeFazio (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Rosa DeLauro (D),  Suzan DelBene (D),  Mark DeSaulnier (D),  Debbie Dingell (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Bill Foster (D),  Tulsi Gabbard (D),  Chuy García (D),  Vicente Gonzalez (D),  Raúl Grijalva (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Kwanza Hall (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Kendra Horn (D),  Jared Huffman (D),  Sheila Jackson-Lee (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kirkpatrick (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Rick Larsen (D),  Brenda Lawrence (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Andy Levin (D),  Mike Levin (D),  John Lewis (D),  Alan Lowenthal (D),  Ben Ray Luján (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Jim McGovern (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Grace Meng (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Joe Morelle (D),  Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Katie Porter (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Mike Quigley (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Kathleen Rice (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Harley Rouda (D),  Lucille Roybal-Allard (D),  Raul Ruiz (D),  Dutch Ruppersberger (D),  Bobby Rush (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Brad Schneider (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  Bobby Scott (D),  David Scott (D),  José Serrano (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Brad Sherman (D),  Mikie Sherrill (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Jackie Speier (D),  Eric Swalwell (D),  Mike Thompson (D),  Rashida Tlaib (D),  Lauren Underwood (D),  Jeff Van Drew (R),  Marc Veasey (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Peter Visclosky (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Jennifer Wexton (D),  Susan Wild (D),  Frederica Wilson (D), 

Last Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 03/28/2019)

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