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HR 2751 116th Congress House

Mamas First Act

Official title: To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide coverage under the Medicaid program for services provided by doulas and midwives, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 20, 2019 Introduced by: Moore, Gwen Democratic · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
Health Health care coverage and accessHealth personnelMedicaidSex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 16, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Mamas First Act

This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover doula and midwife services, including prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3443 Related bill Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jan 27, 2020
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Lieu, Ted
California · Aug 20, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 20, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Aug 9, 2019
 D
Dingell, Debbie
Michigan · May 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2751: Mamas First Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2751/
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"H.R. 2751: Mamas First Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2751/.
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H.R. 2751, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2751/.
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