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HR 5761 115th Congress House

Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the Congress on a biennial basis a national plan to reduce the rate of maternal mortality.

Introduced: May 10, 2018 Introduced by: Krishnamoorthi, Raja Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2018
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3958)
May 10, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 10, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 15, 2018

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3958)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018

This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to publish every two years a national plan to reduce the rate of preventable maternal mortality (maternal deaths that occur during or within 12 months of pregnancy). Each plan must address specific issues relating to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman's health), such as issues surrounding public awareness, at-risk populations and disparities, and quality of care.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 17
D
Rosen, Jacky
Nevada · Sep 4, 2018
Shea-Porter, Carol
· Sep 4, 2018
Esty, Elizabeth
· Jun 14, 2018
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 5, 2018
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · May 25, 2018
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · May 17, 2018
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 16, 2018
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 16, 2018
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · May 16, 2018
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · May 15, 2018
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · May 15, 2018
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 11, 2018
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · May 11, 2018
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 11, 2018
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · May 10, 2018
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 10, 2018
Hanabusa, Colleen
· May 10, 2018
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 10, 2018
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · May 10, 2018
Lujan Grisham, Michelle
· May 10, 2018
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · May 10, 2018
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · May 10, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5761: Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5761/
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"H.R. 5761: Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5761/.
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