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Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020

Introduced: March 9, 2020 Introduced by: McBath, Lucy Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
Mar 10, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Mar 9, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, 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 9, 2020
Introduced in House
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Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020

This bill provides for a task force, grant programs, studies, and other activities concerning social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on maternal health outcomes, with a particular focus on areas with high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must convene a task force to develop strategies to coordinate federal efforts to address SDOH for women in prenatal and postpartum periods, as well as provide guidance related to the use of certain Medicaid payments to address SDOH for high-risk mothers. HHS must also award grants to (1) expand access to free child care during prenatal and postpartum medical appointments, and (2) help public health departments reduce or eliminate certain disparities and improve maternal health outcomes by addressing SDOH.

The bill also extends the postpartum and breastfeeding periods for purposes of eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program to deliver healthy food to pregnant or postpartum women who live in food deserts.

What's happening now March 10, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 3424 Related bill Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
  • HR 6142 Related bill Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 7
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 8
Crist, Charlie
· Mar 12, 2020
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 9, 2020
CLAY, WM.
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Mar 9, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Mar 9, 2020
LEWIS, JOHN
· Mar 9, 2020
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 9, 2020
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Mar 9, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6132: Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6132/
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