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HR 6533 116th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Child health Health information and medical records Military medicine State and local government operations Women's health

Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act

Introduced: April 17, 2020 Introduced by: Escobar, Veronica Democratic · Texas See on congress.gov
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Apr 17, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.
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Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to enter into memoranda of understanding with state and local health authorities to share the practices of, and lessons learned by, the military health system concerning the prevention of infant and maternal mortality.

What's happening now April 17, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6533: Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6533/
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"H.R. 6533: Defeat Infant and Maternal Mortality Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6533/.
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H.R. 6533, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6533/.
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