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S. 2026 118th Congress Senate

Maternal Health for Veterans Act

Official title: A bill to provide support for programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to the coordination of maternity health care, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 28, 2023 Introduced by: Tammy Duckworth Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Child healthSex and reproductive healthVeterans' medical careWomen's health
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Jun 15, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jun 15, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Maternal Health for Veterans Act

This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to report annually through FY2028 on its activities relating to the coordination of maternity health care. The reports must also include (1) data on the maternal health outcomes of veterans who receive medical care or services from the VA or a non-VA provider that is authorized to provide care or services under VA programs, and (2) VA recommendations to improve the maternal health outcomes of veterans.

The reports must be made publicly available.

The bill also authorizes funding through FY2028 for VA programs relating to the coordination of maternity health care.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3305 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • S 1606 Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • HR 3303 Maternal Health for Veterans Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Sep 25, 2024
 D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Oct 18, 2023
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Sep 28, 2023
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jun 15, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2026: Maternal Health for Veterans Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2026/
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"S. 2026: Maternal Health for Veterans Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2026/.
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S. 2026, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-2026/.
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