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HR 1551 116th Congress House

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by devel… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing maternity care quality measures and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Mar 7, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 6, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 6, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 7, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

This bill directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take a series of actions relating to the quality of maternal and infant care under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other health programs.

Specifically, the CMS must

  • identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill;
  • publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or CHIP;
  • establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement Program; and
  • establish an online clearinghouse of resources for entities working to improve maternity and infant care quality.

The CMS may also make grants to eligible entities (e.g., state Medicaid programs, health departments, and provider organizations) to develop or expand maternity and infant care quality collaboratives or initiatives.

 

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 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 15 Republican 1
D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 13, 2020
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jan 7, 2020
 D
Ruiz, Raul
California · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 17, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 12, 2019
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jul 25, 2019
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 5, 2019
 D
Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Jun 25, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · May 23, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 14, 2019
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Apr 30, 2019
 D
Levin, Mike
California · Apr 30, 2019
KING, PETER
· Mar 26, 2019
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Mar 26, 2019
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Mar 21, 2019
Kennedy, Joseph
· Mar 21, 2019
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Mar 18, 2019
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 18, 2019
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Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 13, 2019
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 6, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1551: Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1551/
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"H.R. 1551: Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1551/.
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H.R. 1551, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1551/.
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