Protecting Moms Who Served Act
Latest action · May 13, 2021 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
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 HouseMay 12, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Protecting Moms Who Served Act
This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the maternity care coordination program. The VA must provide community maternity care providers (i.e., non-VA maternity care providers) with training and support with respect to the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum veterans, particularly regarding mental and behavioral health conditions in relation to the service of the veterans in the Armed Forces.
Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans, with a focus on racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes for veterans.
Cosponsors 43
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to May 11, 2021, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| R-FL | Gus M. Bilirakis | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Chrissy Houlahan | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Feb 11, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 11, 2021 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 13, 2021Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- May 12, 2021Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2215-2217)
- May 12, 2021DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 958.
- May 12, 2021Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 12, 2021Mr. Takano moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
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 796 | Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021 | Related bill | Nov 30, 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 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Congressional oversight
- Employment and training programs
- Food assistance and relief
- Government information and archives
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health information and medical records
- Indian social and development programs
- Medicaid
- Mental health
- Military medicine
- Military personnel and dependents
- Minority health
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Sex and reproductive health
- Sex offenses
- Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs
- Veterans' medical care
- Women's employment
- Women's health
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 13, 2021Referred in Senate
- May 12, 2021Engrossed in House
- May 12, 2021Reported in House
- Feb 8, 2021Introduced in House
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