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Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019

Introduced: September 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Sep 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Aug 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 30, 2019
Introduced in House
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Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish specified grant programs to support positive maternal health care outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Specifically, grants must be used to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality; (2) train health care professionals about reducing and preventing discrimination when providing maternal health services; (3) support the collaboration of professionals across health settings with respect to maternal health; and may be used to (4) establish evidence-informed, integrated health care services to pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.

HHS also must contract with an independent research organization to study and make recommendations about best practices for reducing and preventing discrimination in the provision of maternal health services. HHS also must meet certain reporting requirements for specified maternal and child health care grant programs.

What's happening now September 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 4995 Related bill Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
  • S 1895 Related bill Lower Health Care Costs Act
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  • S 2586 Related bill MOM Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 2 Republican 3
R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Nov 13, 2019
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Oct 16, 2019
Flores, Bill
· Sep 10, 2019
Gianforte, Greg
· Sep 10, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Sep 10, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Sep 10, 2019
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Aug 30, 2019
Brooks, Susan
· Aug 30, 2019
Burgess, Michael
· Aug 30, 2019
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Aug 30, 2019
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Aug 30, 2019
Long, Billy
· Aug 30, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Aug 30, 2019
WALDEN, GREG
· Aug 30, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4215: Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4215/
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"H.R. 4215: Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4215/.
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