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HR 1966 119th Congress House Health

Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025

Introduced: April 28, 2026 Introduced by: Waters, Maxine Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Mar 6, 2025
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Mar 6, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025

This bill establishes Department of Health and Human Services grants for public or nonprofit private health care providers to expand and improve maternal health care services (including prenatal, postnatal, and postpartum care) and reduce disparities in access to such care. Health care providers are eligible to apply if they serve one or more minority, low-income, or medically underserved communities.

What's happening now March 6, 2025

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 39
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Apr 28, 2026
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Tonko, Paul
New York · Apr 28, 2026
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Escobar, Veronica
Texas · Sep 17, 2025
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Bell, Wesley
Missouri · May 8, 2025
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Budzinski, Nikki
Illinois · Apr 24, 2025
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Mar 11, 2025
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McDonald Rivet, Kristen
Michigan · Mar 11, 2025
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Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Mar 6, 2025
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Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Mar 6, 2025
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Brown, Shontel M.
Ohio · Mar 6, 2025
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Carson, André
Indiana · Mar 6, 2025
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Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila
Florida · Mar 6, 2025
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Mar 6, 2025
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 6, 2025
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Connolly, Gerald E.
Virginia · Mar 6, 2025
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Crockett, Jasmine
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Dean, Madeleine
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2025
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Mar 6, 2025
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Fields, Cleo
Louisiana · Mar 6, 2025
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Figures, Shomari
Alabama · Mar 6, 2025
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Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2025
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Grijalva, Raúl M.
Arizona · Mar 6, 2025
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Mar 6, 2025
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Jackson, Jonathan L.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2025
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Mar 6, 2025
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Lee, Summer L.
Pennsylvania · Mar 6, 2025
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McIver, LaMonica
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2025
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 6, 2025
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Mar 6, 2025
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Ramirez, Delia C.
Illinois · Mar 6, 2025
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Sewell, Terri A.
Alabama · Mar 6, 2025
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Swalwell, Eric
California · Mar 6, 2025
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Thanedar, Shri
Michigan · Mar 6, 2025
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 6, 2025
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Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Mar 6, 2025
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Mar 6, 2025
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Vargas, Juan
California · Mar 6, 2025
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 6, 2025
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Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · Mar 6, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1966: Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1966/
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"H.R. 1966: Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-1966/.
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