H.R. 1318 115th Congress House

Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018

Official title: To support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 24, 2018 See on congress.gov

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Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 21, 2018

Signed by President.

Dec 21, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-344.

Dec 19, 2018

Presented to President.

Dec 17, 2018

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Dec 13, 2018

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7622)

Dec 13, 2018

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7622)

Dec 12, 2018

Received in the Senate, read twice.

Dec 11, 2018

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10058-10060)

Dec 11, 2018

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10058-10061)

Dec 11, 2018

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.

Dec 11, 2018

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 11, 2018

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10058-10060)

Dec 11, 2018

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

Mar 17, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Mar 2, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 2, 2017

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 21, 2018

Became Public Law No: 115-344.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018

(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2023 and revise certain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs that support state and local surveillance of maternal mortality.

Among other changes, the bill authorizes the CDC to support state and tribal maternal mortality review committees. Such committees must collect, analyze, and report specified data relating to pregnancy-associated deaths (i.e., deaths from any cause during, or within one year of, pregnancy) and pregnancy-related deaths (i.e., deaths from any cause during, or within one year of, pregnancy that are related to pregnancy or its management, excluding accidental or incidental causes).

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Energy and Commerce Committee
House of Representatives
Health Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Energy and Commerce Committee

Cosponsors 191

Burgess, Michael

· Dec 11, 2018

Cole, Tom

Oklahoma · Dec 11, 2018

California · Dec 10, 2018

Morelle, Joseph D.

New York · Dec 10, 2018

Jayapal, Pramila

Washington · Nov 29, 2018

Florida · Oct 26, 2018

California · Oct 5, 2018

Kildee, Daniel

· Oct 5, 2018

Griffith, H. Morgan

Virginia · Sep 28, 2018

Kihuen, Ruben

· Sep 28, 2018

Meeks, Gregory W.

New York · Sep 26, 2018

Sánchez, Linda T.

California · Sep 26, 2018

Jackson Lee, Sheila

· Sep 24, 2018

Larsen, Rick

Washington · Sep 24, 2018

McCollum, Betty

Minnesota · Sep 24, 2018

Wilson, Frederica S.

Florida · Sep 24, 2018

Torres, Norma J.

California · Sep 20, 2018

Frankel, Lois

Florida · Sep 17, 2018

Illinois · Sep 12, 2018

FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY

Nevada · Jul 26, 2018

Calvert, Ken

California · Jul 25, 2018

Evans, Dwight

Pennsylvania · Jul 25, 2018

Suozzi, Thomas R.

New York · Jul 24, 2018

Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"

Tennessee · Jul 17, 2018

Rutherford, John H.

Florida · Jul 17, 2018

Bustos, Cheri

· Jul 16, 2018

Espaillat, Adriano

New York · Jul 12, 2018

Young, David

· Jul 12, 2018

Gallego, Ruben

Arizona · Jul 10, 2018

Velázquez, Nydia M.

New York · Jul 10, 2018

Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"

Virginia · Jun 27, 2018

Jenkins, Evan

· Jun 26, 2018

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