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S 2922 115th Congress Senate

Help for Moms and Babies Act

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to help improve access to care for pregnant and postpartum women receiving substance use disorder treatmen… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to help improve access to care for pregnant and postpartum women receiving substance use disorder treatment, including for opioid use disorders, in an institution for mental diseases.

Introduced: June 7, 2018 See on congress.gov
Health Drug, alcohol, tobacco useHospital careMedicaidMental healthWomen's health
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This bill died when the 115th Congress ended
It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 2018
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 22, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Help for Moms and Babies Act

This bill allows states to receive federal payment under Medicaid for outside services that are provided to pregnant and postpartum women who are substance use disorder patients at institutions for mental diseases.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3120 Related bill HEAL Act of 2018
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jun 7, 2018
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · May 22, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2922: Help for Moms and Babies Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2922/
MLA
"S. 2922: Help for Moms and Babies Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2922/.
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S. 2922, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2922/.
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[S. 2922: Help for Moms and Babies Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2922/)
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