Healthy MOMMIES Act
Latest action · May 9, 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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Healthy MOMMIES Act
This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health.
For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services.
The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries.
The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) gaps in coverage under Medicaid and CHIP for pregnant and postpartum women, and (2) the use of telemedicine by state Medicaid programs to increase access to maternity care.
Cosponsors 42
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2019 to Feb 6, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | May 8, 2019 |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 14, 2019 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | May 15, 2019 | |
| D-TX | Veronica Escobar | May 15, 2019 |
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 8, 2019 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 9, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 9, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 8, 2019Introduced in House
- May 8, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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. 76, May 8, 2019, page H3502.
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. 116-58 | IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ACCESS TO CARE203 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 10, 2019 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1343 | MOMMIES Act | Related bill | May 7, 2019 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act to improve Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for low-income mothers.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Healthy MOMMIES Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Congressional oversight
- Dental care
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Family planning and birth control
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- 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
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Home and outpatient care
- Medicaid
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex and reproductive health
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 8, 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.
