Social Determinants for Moms Act
Latest action · Mar 9, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
Progress
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- IntroducedFeb 8, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Social Determinants for Moms Act
This bill directs various federal departments to address social determinants of maternal health. These are nonclinical factors, such as economic or social factors, that impact maternal health outcomes.
First, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must convene a task force to coordinate federal efforts on social determinants of maternal health. HHS must also award grants to
- support access to free child care during prenatal and postpartum appointments; and
- address social determinants of, and eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in, maternal health.
Second, the Department of Housing and Urban Development must award grants to community-based organizations and government entities to assist pregnant and postpartum individuals with affordable housing. Grantees may use funds to, for example, provide individuals with direct financial assistance.
Third, the Department of Transportation must report on transportation barriers that prevent pregnant and postpartum individuals from accessing health care and other services.
Fourth, the bill extends to 24 months the postpartum eligibility period for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC). Currently, WIC eligibility lasts for six months postpartum or one year for those breastfeeding. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) must evaluate the impact of this extension. USDA must also establish a grant program to deliver healthy foods and supplies to pregnant and postpartum individuals in food deserts.
Last, the Environmental Protection Agency must enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study the impact of environmental conditions and contaminants on maternal and infant health outcomes.
Cosponsors 38
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Jul 18, 2022, with 33 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CT | Jahana Hayes | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Feb 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Feb 9, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
- Feb 8, 2021Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Related bills 6
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 851 | Social Determinants for Moms Act | Related bill | Mar 18, 2021 |
| HR 959 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 | Related bill | Apr 23, 2021 |
| S 4486 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2022 |
| HR 7585 | Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 | Related bill | Jun 29, 2022 |
| HR 8862 | PRO–LIFE Act of 2022 | Related bill | Nov 1, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Disability and paralysis
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Family services
- Federal officials
- Food assistance and relief
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing industry and standards
- Housing supply and affordability
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- Minority health
- Nutrition and diet
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Sex and reproductive health
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Transportation safety and security
- Water quality
- Women's health
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
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