HR 1212 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Kira Johnson Act

Introduced Feb 23, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Alma S. Adams D-NC

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 24, 2021 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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 23, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Kira Johnson Act

This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for

  • community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups;
  • training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and
  • respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.

Cosponsors 43

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 23, 2021 to May 3, 2022; 32 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-FLAl Lawson, Jr.OriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-PADwight EvansOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-FLKathy CastorOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-GALucy McBathOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-FLTheodore E. DeutchOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-OHTim RyanOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 23, 2021
D-CTJohn B. LarsonMay 20, 2021
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyJun 1, 2021
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezJul 9, 2021
D-KYJohn A. YarmuthSep 20, 2021
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOct 19, 2021
D-CAJohn GaramendiApr 18, 2022
D-TXLloyd DoggettApr 18, 2022
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickApr 18, 2022
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeApr 18, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossApr 21, 2022
D-LATroy A. CarterMay 3, 2022

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEnergy and Commerce Committee
Referred Feb 23, 2021
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 24, 2021

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 24, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 23, 2021Referred 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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 7

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 34, February 23, 2021, page H587.

Related bills 6

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 346Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021Related billFeb 22, 2021
HR 959Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021Related billApr 23, 2021
S 1042Kira Johnson ActRelated billMar 25, 2021
S 4486Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022Related billJun 23, 2022
HR 7585Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022Related billJun 29, 2022
Show all 6 related bills

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Kira Johnson Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 23, 2021Introduced in House

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