Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018
Latest action · May 15, 2018 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3958)
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.
- IntroducedMay 10, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018
This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Department of Health and Human Services to publish every two years a national plan to reduce the rate of preventable maternal mortality (maternal deaths that occur during or within 12 months of pregnancy). Each plan must address specific issues relating to maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (unexpected outcomes of labor and delivery that result in significant short- or long-term consequences to a woman's health), such as issues surrounding public awareness, at-risk populations and disparities, and quality of care.
Cosponsors 34
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2018 to Sep 20, 2018; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-HI | Colleen Hanabusa | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-NM | Michelle Lujan Grisham | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Original | May 10, 2018 |
| D-IL | Daniel Lipinski | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 11, 2018 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 11, 2018 |
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 May 10, 2018 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2018Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3958)
- May 10, 2018Introduced in House
- May 10, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3958 | Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL | May 15, 2018 |
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. 164, no. 76, May 10, 2018, page H3930.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to the Congress on a biennial basis a national plan to reduce the rate of maternal mortality.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Ending Maternal Mortality Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 10, 2018Introduced 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.
