Kira Johnson Act
Latest action · Mar 9, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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 9, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Kira Johnson Act
This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to improve outcomes and reduce bias, racism, and discrimination in maternal care settings. Specifically, HHS must award grants to (1) community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for African American women, (2) eligible entities to provide certain training to health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings, and (3) specified health care facilities to establish respectful maternity care compliance offices. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study the implementation and impact of the compliance offices.
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2020 to Dec 17, 2020, with 9 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Mar 9, 2020 |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Mar 11, 2020 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Jul 22, 2020 | |
| D-IA | Abby Finkenauer | Sep 1, 2020 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 2, 2020 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 9, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2020Introduced in House
- Mar 9, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3424 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 | Related bill | Mar 10, 2020 |
| HR 6142 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020 | Related bill | Jul 13, 2020 |
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2020Introduced in House
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