Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
Latest action · Dec 21, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-344.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 2, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2018
- Passed SenateDec 13, 2018
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018Public Law 115-344
Summary
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize through FY2023 and revise certain Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) programs that support state and local surveillance of maternal mortality.
Among other changes, the bill authorizes the CDC to support state and tribal maternal mortality review committees. Such committees must collect, analyze, and report specified data relating to pregnancy-associated deaths (i.e., deaths from any cause during, or within one year of, pregnancy) and pregnancy-related deaths (i.e., deaths from any cause during, or within one year of, pregnancy that are related to pregnancy or its management, excluding accidental or incidental causes).
Cosponsors 192
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 2, 2017 to Dec 11, 2018; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| R-PA | Ryan A. Costello | Original | Mar 2, 2017 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 7, 2017 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| R-KS | Roger Marshall | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Mar 13, 2017 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Mar 16, 2017 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| R-CO | Mike Coffman | Mar 20, 2017 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Mar 23, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | Mar 23, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2017 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2017 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 21, 2018Signed by President.
- Dec 21, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-344.
- Dec 19, 2018Presented to President.
- Dec 17, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 13, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7622)
- Dec 12, 2018Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 11, 2018Mr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 11, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10058-10061)
- Dec 11, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1318.
- Dec 11, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10058-10060)
- Dec 11, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 17, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 2, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7622 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 13, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10058–H10061Text printed H10058–H10060 | Diana DeGette D-CO, Earl L. "Buddy" Carter R-GA, Gene Green D-TX, Jaime Herrera Beutler R-WA, Michael C. Burgess R-TX | Dec 11, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H9779 | Erik Paulsen R-MN | Dec 11, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 37, March 2, 2017, page H1531.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 115-169 | BETTER DATA AND BETTER OUTCOMES: REDUCING MATERNAL MORTALITY IN THE U.S.151 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 27, 2018 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN12421 | Federal Support for Maternal Mortality Review Committees: An Overview | Insight | May 8, 2026 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1112 | Maternal Health Accountability Act of 2017 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2018 |
| S 3660 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018 | Related bill | Nov 27, 2018 |
| HR 5942 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2018 | Related bill | Oct 19, 2018 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes
- Short Title
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- Official Title as Introduced
- To support States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and in the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Minority health
- Performance measurement
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 12, 2018Received in Senate
- Dec 11, 2018Engrossed in House
- Mar 2, 2017Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
