S 1977
117th Congress
Senate
Health
Child health
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health personnel
Medicaid
Poverty and welfare assistance
Sex and reproductive health
Women's health
Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jun 8, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act
This bill expands the scope of Medicaid coverage of pregnant women, including by extending coverage to all pregnant women regardless of otherwise applicable requirements, requiring one year of postpartum coverage, and expanding coverage to include services provided by doulas, midwives, and lactation consultants.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1977: Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1977/
"S. 1977: Improving Coverage and Care for Mothers Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1977/.
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