Bill > HR6142

Introduced Session

To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies to address maternal health outcomes among minority populations. HHS must (1) establish task forces to address social determinants of health, maternal mental and behavioral health, and other topics; and (2) award grants for maternal mortality review committees, innovative maternity care models, and other purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a perinatal payment demonstration project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation must report on the impact of housing and transportation during prenatal and postpartum periods, respectively. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit a plan for maternity care coordination for women veterans, and the Bureau of Prisons must establish programs and award grants to certain prisons and jails to improve maternal health outcomes among incarcerated individuals. The Government Accountability Office must report on the perinatal health workforce, maternity care compliance offices, and maternal health outcomes among veterans and incarcerated individuals. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must report on specified topics, including training programs to reduce bias, racism, and discrimination. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission must report on the impact of Medicaid ineligibility on pregnant and postpartum individuals who are incarcerated. The bill also (1) expands eligibility for certain nutrition programs by increasing the postpartum and breastfeeding periods, and (2) reduces certain funding to states without laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant women who are incarcerated.

Committee Categories

Lauren Underwood (D)*,  Alma Adams (D),  Nanette Barragán (D),  Karen Bass (D),  Joyce Beatty (D),  Earl Blumenauer (D),  Lisa Blunt Rochester (D),  Cheri Bustos (D),  G. Butterfield (D),  Kathy Castor (D),  Judy Chu (D),  Katherine Clark (D),  Yvette Clarke (D),  Lacy Clay (D),  Steve Cohen (D),  Gerry Connolly (D),  Joe Courtney (D),  Angie Craig (D),  Danny Davis (D),  Diana DeGette (D),  Theodore Deutch (D),  Michael Doyle (D),  Eliot Engel (D),  Dwight Evans (D),  Debra Haaland (D),  Alcee Hastings (D),  Jahana Hayes (D),  Denny Heck (D),  Steven Horsford (D),  Chrissy Houlahan (D),  Eddie Johnson (D),  Joseph Kennedy (D),  Ro Khanna (D),  Ann Kuster (D),  Al Lawson (D),  Barbara Lee (D),  Elaine Luria (D),  Carolyn Maloney (D),  Lucy McBath (D),  Betty McCollum (D),  Donald McEachin (D),  Gregory Meeks (D),  Gwen Moore (D),  Seth Moulton (D),  Jerry Nadler (D),  Grace Napolitano (D),  Eleanor Holmes Norton (D),  Ilhan Omar (D),  Donald Payne (D),  Chellie Pingree (D),  Mark Pocan (D),  Ayanna Pressley (D),  David Price (D),  Jamie Raskin (D),  Cedric Richmond (D),  Tim Ryan (D),  John Sarbanes (D),  Mary Gay Scanlon (D),  Jan Schakowsky (D),  Adam Schiff (D),  Kim Schrier (D),  David Scott (D),  Terri Sewell (D),  Donna Shalala (D),  Adam Smith (D),  Darren Soto (D),  Abigail Spanberger (D),  Tom Suozzi (D),  Paul Tonko (D),  David Trone (D),  Nydia Velázquez (D),  Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D),  Bonnie Watson Coleman (D),  Peter Welch (D), 

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. (on 07/13/2020)

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