S. 4195 119th Congress Senate

Kira Johnson Act

Official title: A bill to prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 25, 2026 Introduced by: Raphael G. Warnock Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov

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Mar 25, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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What's happening now March 25, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Related & companion bills 3

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CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
for CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS · New York · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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Cosponsors 2

Booker, Cory A.

New Jersey · Mar 25, 2026

Padilla, Alex

California · Mar 25, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4195: Kira Johnson Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4195/

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