Moms Matter Act
Latest action · Feb 9, 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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Moms Matter Act
This bill establishes two grant programs to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, with a focus on racial and ethnic minority groups.
First, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants for maternal behavioral health services. Eligible grantees include
- state, tribal, and local governments;
- health care providers; and
- organizations that serve pregnant and postpartum individuals.
Second, the Department of Health and Human Services may award grants to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health workforce by establishing or expanding schools and training programs.
Cosponsors 65
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Nov 10, 2022; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| R-NY | John Katko | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Feb 18, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-GA | Lucy McBath | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Mary Gay Scanlon | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NV | Steven Horsford | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Theodore E. Deutch | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-OH | Tim Ryan | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Feb 23, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Feb 26, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Jefferson Van Drew | Mar 2, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Mar 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Apr 21, 2021 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 11, 2021 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | May 20, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jun 1, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jun 11, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez | Jul 9, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Jul 27, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Aug 3, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Aug 20, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Sep 14, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Oct 8, 2021 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Nov 5, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Nov 30, 2021 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Dec 23, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 28, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Mar 24, 2022 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Apr 27, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | May 12, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | May 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | John Garamendi | Jul 20, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Nov 10, 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 Feb 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2021 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 23, February 8, 2021, page H483.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 117-39 | EMPOWERED BY DATA: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND PUBLIC HEALTH257 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Jun 24, 2021 |
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 346 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| S 484 | Moms Matter Act | Related bill | Feb 25, 2021 |
| HR 959 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2021 |
| HR 8862 | PRO–LIFE Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders with respect to pregnant and postpartum individuals, with a focus on racial and ethnic minority groups, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Moms Matter Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Government information and archives
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Medical education
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Minority health
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Women's health
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 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.
