MOMMA’s Act
Latest action · Mar 28, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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 27, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act or the MOMMA's Act
This bill establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for collecting data, standardizing reporting, and preventing maternal mortality. The CDC also must provide grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care immediately before and after birth and improve outcomes for maternal and infant health.
Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish a grants program to support national organizations in assisting state-level health care systems to implement standardized, evidence-informed processes for maternal health focusing on reducing maternal mortality.
The bill also establishes regional centers to address implicit bias and cultural competency in the delivery of health care services. Specified institutions that provide education and training to health care professionals and focus on maternal mortality are eligible for funding through the program.
The bill extends coverage for pregnant and postpartum women under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for one year postpartum and such coverage is revised to include oral health services.
Additionally, the bill (1) increases the excise tax on specified tobacco products, including cigarettes; (2) expands the definition of other tobacco products to include any such product as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) requires that such products are taxed at a rate equivalent to cigarettes on a per-use basis.
Cosponsors 111
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 27, 2019 to Dec 21, 2020; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alan S. Lowenthal | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MI | Debbie Dingell | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-MA | Joseph P. Kennedy III | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-CA | Susan A. Davis | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Original | Mar 27, 2019 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 12, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Harley Rouda | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Apr 18, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Apr 25, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Mucarsel-Powell | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 1, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Eric Swalwell | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Nydia M. Velázquez | May 7, 2019 | |
| D-VA | A. Donald McEachin | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-LA | Cedric L. Richmond | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Cheri Bustos | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NY | Kathleen M. Rice | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | May 22, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | May 28, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Brad Sherman | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-IN | Peter J. Visclosky | Jun 4, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Jun 6, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-HI | Tulsi Gabbard | Jun 11, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Jun 14, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Kim Schrier | Jun 20, 2019 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-GA | David Scott | Jun 26, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jul 5, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Jul 10, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 12, 2019 | |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-VA | Jennifer Wexton | Jul 18, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Aug 9, 2019 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-NJ | Mikie Sherrill | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Sean Casten | Aug 30, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Sep 6, 2019 | |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Sep 9, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 13, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Sep 24, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Oct 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Oct 17, 2019 | |
| D-OK | Kendra S. Horn | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Oct 22, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Oct 29, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Nov 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Nov 8, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Nov 15, 2019 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jan 15, 2020 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Jan 30, 2020 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 13, 2020 | |
| D-CO | Jason Crow | Mar 4, 2020 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Nov 19, 2020 | |
| D-GA | Kwanza Hall | Dec 21, 2020 |
Committees 3
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 27, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2019 |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 27, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 28, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7163 | Kwanza Hall D-GA | Dec 16, 2020 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E594 | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott D-VA | Jun 30, 2020 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3551, H3669, H3670 | Alma S. Adams D-NC, Barbara Lee D-CA, Lauren Underwood D-IL, Robin L. Kelly D-IL | May 9, 2019 |
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. 165, no. 53, March 27, 2019, page H2886.
Printed hearings 2
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. 116-58 | IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ACCESS TO CARE203 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 10, 2019 |
| Serial No. 116-57 | MEMBER DAY HEARING208 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jul 25, 2019 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 916 | MOMMA’s Act | Identical bill | Mar 27, 2019 |
| S 2517 | Tobacco Tax Equity Act of 2019 | Related bill | Sep 19, 2019 |
| S 4819 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 | Related bill | Oct 20, 2020 |
| HR 6637 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 9, 2020 |
| HR 8200 | EHDC Act of 2020 | Related bill | Sep 14, 2020 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To improve Federal efforts with respect to the prevention of maternal mortality, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- MOMMA’s Act
- Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Dental care
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Inflation and prices
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical research
- Mental health
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sales and excise taxes
- Surgery and anesthesia
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 27, 2019Introduced 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.
