Maternal CARE Act
Latest action · May 23, 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 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act or the Maternal CARE Act
This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health-professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.
HHS must also award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical-home programs that reduce adverse maternal-health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of uninsured individuals or Medicaid enrollees.
The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical-skills tests at medical schools.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 22, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020, with 10 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Charlie Crist | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-FL | Frederica S. Wilson | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-OH | Joyce Beatty | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | May 22, 2019 |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | May 23, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Oct 8, 2019 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 8, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
- May 22, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1600 | Maternal CARE Act | Identical bill | May 22, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Alternative treatments
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Education programs funding
- Employment and training programs
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Home and outpatient care
- Medical education
- Minority health
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex and reproductive health
- State and local government operations
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Introduced in House
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