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H.R. 957 117th Congress House

Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

Official title: To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 8, 2021 Introduced by: Lauren Underwood Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Feb 9, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Feb 8, 2021
Introduced in House
Feb 8, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 Latest action February 9, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act

This bill establishes grants and directs other activities to address health risks associated with climate change, particularly for members of racial and ethnic minority groups, pregnant or postpartum individuals, and children younger than age three.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must establish a program to award grants to partnerships of community-based organizations and other entities to identify and address climate-change-related risks to these individuals at a county level.

HHS must also establish a program to award grants to health professional schools and training programs to integrate training on identifying risks associated with climate change for patients, with a focus on those intending to become pregnant, in curricula and continuing education programs.

In addition, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) must establish the Consortium on Birth and Climate Change Research. The consortium must coordinate research on climate-change-related risks conducted and supported by various NIH institutes and offices.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must also develop a strategy to identify areas where there is a high risk of adverse maternal and infant health outcomes due to climate change.

 Related & companion bills 6
  • HR 959 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • S 346 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
  • 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
  • S 423 Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 38
All 38 Democratic 29
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Garamendi, John
California · Jul 15, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Aug 20, 2021
 D
Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Jul 9, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 4, 2021
 D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Feb 8, 2021
Bass, Karen
· Feb 8, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 8, 2021
Butterfield, G. K.
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Feb 8, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 8, 2021
Deutch, Theodore
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Feb 8, 2021
Lawson, Al
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Moulton, Seth
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 8, 2021
Payne, Donald
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2021
RYAN, TIM
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 8, 2021
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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Feb 8, 2021
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Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 8, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Feb 8, 2021
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Strickland, Marilyn
Washington · Feb 8, 2021
Trone, David
· Feb 8, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Feb 8, 2021
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Wasserman Schultz, Debbie
Florida · Feb 8, 2021
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Williams, Nikema
Georgia · Feb 8, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 957: Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-957/
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