Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
Latest action · Apr 23, 2021 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
This bill directs multi-agency efforts to improve maternal health, particularly among racial and ethnic minority groups, veterans, and other vulnerable populations. It also addresses maternal health issues related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019).
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other specified departments must address the social determinants of maternal health, which include child care, housing, food security, transportation, and environmental conditions.
The bill also extends to 24 months postpartum eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Woman, Infants, and Children.
Additionally, HHS and other agencies must take actions to grow and diversify the maternal health workforce.
To increase access to maternity care, HHS and other agencies must (1) award specified grants; (2) test an alternative payment model for perinatal care under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP); and (3) support training, technology, and telehealth initiatives.
The bill also increases research and data collection on maternal morbidity and mortality, particularly among tribal populations and minority groups.
The Bureau of Prisons and the Department of Justice must establish programs to improve maternity care for incarcerated populations. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must also report on the impact of Medicaid ineligibility for pregnant and postpartum prisoners. Additionally, as a condition for certain grants, states and territories must have laws limiting the use of restraints on pregnant individuals in prisons.
The bill also directs activities to mitigate adverse maternal health outcomes associated with climate change and to improve maternal vaccination rates.
Cosponsors 188
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2021 to Dec 21, 2022; 82 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-VA | Abigail Davis Spanberger | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| 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-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Ami Bera | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-IN | André Carson | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NH | Ann M. Kuster | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-MA | Ayanna Pressley | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | Original | Feb 8, 2021 |
Committees 8
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 | |
| House | Financial Services Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2021 | |
| Highways and Transit Subcommittee | Referred Feb 9, 2021 | |
| Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Subcommittee | Referred Feb 11, 2021 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Apr 23, 2021 | |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 15, 2021 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture Subcommittee | Referred Mar 17, 2021 | |
| House | Veterans' Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2021 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2021 |
Actions 10
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 23, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Mar 22, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Mar 17, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition, Oversight, and Department Operations.
- Mar 15, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Feb 11, 2021Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
In the Congressional Record 6
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H8735 | Lauren Underwood D-IL | Dec 5, 2022 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E378 | Alma S. Adams D-NC | Apr 11, 2022 |
| House | Debate and remarks H6894 | Jamaal Bowman D-NY | Dec 2, 2021 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1284 | Terri A. Sewell D-AL | Nov 30, 2021 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1848 | Lauren Underwood D-IL | Apr 16, 2021 |
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 H484.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R46795 | Artificial Intelligence: Background, Selected Issues, and Policy Considerations Archived | Report | May 19, 2021 |
Related bills 24
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 287 | A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Feb 8, 2021 |
| S 334 | IMPACT to Save Moms Act | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| S 341 | Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| S 345 | Maternal Vaccinations Act | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
| S 346 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 | Related bill | Feb 22, 2021 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Health.
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Air quality
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Building construction
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Digital media
- Disability and health-based discrimination
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Educational technology and distance education
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Employee hiring
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Family services
- Food assistance and relief
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- 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
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Homelessness and emergency shelter
- Housing and community development funding
- Housing supply and affordability
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Licensing and registrations
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Low- and moderate-income housing
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Minority health
- Nursing
- Nutrition and diet
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Right of privacy
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Student aid and college costs
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Technology assessment
- Transportation safety and security
- Veterans' medical care
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
- Water use and supply
- Women's education
- Women's employment
- 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.
