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Kira Johnson Act

Introduced: March 9, 2020 Introduced by: Adams, Alma S. Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov

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Mar 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Mar 9, 2020

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kira Johnson Act

This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to improve outcomes and reduce bias, racism, and discrimination in maternal care settings. Specifically, HHS must award grants to (1) community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for African American women, (2) eligible entities to provide certain training to health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings, and (3) specified health care facilities to establish respectful maternity care compliance offices. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study the implementation and impact of the compliance offices.

What's happening now March 9, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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