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H.R. 1212 117th Congress House

Kira Johnson Act

Official title: To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 23, 2021 Introduced by: Alma S. Adams Democratic · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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Feb 24, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 23, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 24, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Kira Johnson Act

This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for

  • community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups;
  • training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and
  • respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • S 346 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • S 1042 Kira Johnson Act
  • HR 7585 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • S 4486 Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022
  • HR 8862 PRO–LIFE Act of 2022
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 43
All 43 Democratic 32
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Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 3, 2022
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Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Apr 21, 2022
 D
Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Apr 18, 2022
 D
Garamendi, John
California · Apr 18, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Apr 18, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 19, 2021
Yarmuth, John
· Sep 20, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 9, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 1, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 20, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 23, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Feb 23, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 23, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 23, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 23, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 23, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Feb 23, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 23, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Feb 23, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 23, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Feb 23, 2021
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 23, 2021
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 23, 2021
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 23, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 23, 2021
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Feb 23, 2021
Trone, David
· Feb 23, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Feb 23, 2021
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 23, 2021
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 23, 2021
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 23, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1212: Kira Johnson Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1212/
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"H.R. 1212: Kira Johnson Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-1212/.
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