BABIES Act
Latest action · May 19, 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.
- IntroducedMay 19, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act or the BABIES Act
This bill requires the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to improve freestanding birth center services for women with low-risk pregnancies.
Among other things, the CMS must (1) publish criteria for freestanding birth centers to participate in the program, including specified accreditation, licensure, and service requirements; (2) publish guidance for states to establish prospective payment systems under Medicaid for program participants; and (3) award planning grants for states to develop program proposals. The CMS may choose up to six states to participate in the program.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 19, 2021 to Nov 18, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-IA | Ashley Hinson | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| R-WA | Jaime Herrera Beutler | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Original | May 19, 2021 |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Aug 31, 2021 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Grace Meng | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jamaal Bowman | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Sep 27, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Albio Sires | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Oct 20, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mark DeSaulnier | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Nov 18, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Raja Krishnamoorthi | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Dec 7, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| R-WV | David B. McKinley | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Jan 11, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Feb 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-OH | Shontel M. Brown | Mar 21, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Apr 11, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | May 27, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Cori Bush | Jul 22, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 22, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Jul 22, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 29, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jackie Speier | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Nov 14, 2022 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Nov 18, 2022 |
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 19, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Introduced in House
- May 19, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- May 19, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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. 167, no. 87, May 19, 2021, page H2613.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1716 | BABIES Act | Related bill | May 19, 2021 |
| HR 5189 | BABIES Act | Reintroduction of | Nov 21, 2019 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Medicaid demonstration program to develop and advance innovative payment models for freestanding birth center services for women with a low-risk pregnancy, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- BABIES Act
- Birth Access Benefiting Improved Essential Facility Services Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Child health
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Health
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health facilities and institutions
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Hospital care
- Licensing and registrations
- Medicaid
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 19, 2021Introduced 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.
