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MOMS Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 15, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Modernizing Obstetric Medicine Standards Act of 2019 or the MOMS Act
This bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration to contract with a national organization to (1) develop best practices relating to maternal mortality and morbidity prevention, and (2) establish a grant program for states to implement such best practices.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 116: MOMS Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-116/
"S. 116: MOMS Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-116/.
S. 116, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-116/.
[S. 116: MOMS Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-116/)