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BABIES Act

Introduced: September 27, 2021 Introduced by: Clark, Katherine M. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 19, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
May 19, 2021
Introduced in House
May 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act or the BABIES Act

This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies.

Among other things, the CMS must (1) publish criteria for freestanding birth centers to participate in the program, including specified accreditation, licensure, and service requirements; (2) publish guidance for states to establish prospective payment systems under Medicaid for program participants; and (3) award planning grants for states to develop program proposals. The CMS may choose up to six states to participate in the program.

What's happening now May 19, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1716 Related bill BABIES Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 49
All 49 Democratic 33 Republican 2
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 18, 2022
Jackson Lee, Sheila
· Nov 14, 2022
Speier, Jackie
· Nov 14, 2022
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 29, 2022
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 21, 2022
Bush, Cori
· Jul 22, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Jul 22, 2022
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 22, 2022
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Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · May 27, 2022
 D
Carter, Troy A.
Louisiana · May 27, 2022
 D
Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · May 27, 2022
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 27, 2022
 D
Aguilar, Pete
California · Apr 11, 2022
DOYLE, MIKE
· Apr 11, 2022
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Apr 11, 2022
 D
Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 21, 2022
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Feb 18, 2022
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 9, 2022
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Jan 11, 2022
Manning, Kathy
· Jan 11, 2022
McKinley, David
· Jan 11, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Jan 11, 2022
 D
Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Dec 7, 2021
 D
Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Nov 30, 2021
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Nov 18, 2021
 D
Jacobs, Sara
California · Nov 18, 2021
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DeSaulnier, Mark
California · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Nov 5, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 20, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Oct 20, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Oct 20, 2021
Sires, Albio
· Oct 20, 2021
 D
Stansbury, Melanie A.
New Mexico · Oct 20, 2021
Bowman, Jamaal
· Sep 27, 2021
 D
Carson, André
Indiana · Sep 27, 2021
 R
Fitzpatrick, Brian K.
Pennsylvania · Sep 27, 2021
JOHNSON, EDDIE
· Sep 27, 2021
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Sep 27, 2021
DEFAZIO, PETER
· Aug 31, 2021
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 31, 2021
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· May 19, 2021
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Hinson, Ashley
Iowa · May 19, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· May 19, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3337: BABIES Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3337/
MLA
"H.R. 3337: BABIES Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3337/.
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H.R. 3337, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3337/.
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