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HR 9222 117th Congress House

Caring for Mothers Act of 2022

Official title: To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to increase health insurance access for individuals placing their newborns up for adoption.

Introduced: October 21, 2022 Introduced by: Van Duyne, Beth Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Oct 24, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 21, 2022
Introduced in House
Oct 21, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action October 24, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Caring for Mothers Act of 2022

This bill permits an individual enrolled in a group or individual health insurance plan and who intends to adopt a child to enroll the pregnant mother of the child in the adoptive individual's coverage for the purpose of providing (1) pregnancy-related and postpartum care, and (2) mental health and substance use disorder services.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Lamborn, Doug
· Oct 21, 2022
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Weber, Randy K. Sr.
Texas · Oct 21, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9222: Caring for Mothers Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9222/
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"H.R. 9222: Caring for Mothers Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9222/.
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H.R. 9222, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9222/.
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