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Kira Johnson Act
Introduced: March 25, 2021
Introduced by:
Warnock, Raphael G.
Democratic
· Georgia
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Mar 25, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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