HR 6612 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid Act

Introduced Feb 4, 2022 Originated House Sponsor Kathy E. Manning D-NC

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Latest action · Feb 7, 2022 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 4, 2022
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid Act

This bill provides a 90% federal matching rate for Medicaid maternal health care expenditures that exceed 2021 levels. Qualifying services must be provided by maternity care providers or perinatal health workers (e.g., doulas) and include prenatal and postpartum telehealth services, home visits, and behavioral health care.

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 4, 2022 to Apr 14, 2022; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-NCDeborah K. RossOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-GALucy McBathOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-CASara JacobsOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 4, 2022
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzFeb 7, 2022
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyFeb 7, 2022
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickFeb 8, 2022
D-NVDina TitusFeb 8, 2022
D-PASusan WildFeb 8, 2022
D-FLLois FrankelFeb 22, 2022
D-WAMarilyn StricklandFeb 22, 2022
D-CAMark DeSaulnierFeb 22, 2022
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciFeb 22, 2022
D-FLDarren SotoFeb 28, 2022
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterFeb 28, 2022
D-GANikema WilliamsMar 15, 2022
D-CAJudy ChuMar 28, 2022
D-ILMarie NewmanApr 14, 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 4, 2022
Health Subcommittee
Referred Feb 7, 2022

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 7, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Feb 4, 2022Introduced in House
  3. Feb 4, 2022Referred 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 I, Section 8, Clause 18 To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 23, February 4, 2022, page H977.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 4585Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid ActReintroduced BillJul 20, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a higher Federal matching rate for increased expenditures under Medicaid for maternal health care services.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Advancing Maternal Health Equity Under Medicaid Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 4, 2022Introduced in House

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