HR 3304 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

Introduced May 15, 2023 Originated House Sponsor Lauren Underwood D-IL

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Latest action · May 19, 2023 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMay 15, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

This bill addresses data collection, public education, workplace safety, and other matters related to maternal health during public health emergencies.

Specifically, the bill supports (1) various programs and initiatives carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data about maternal health, including racial, ethnic, and other demographic data; and (2) research activities of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Additionally, the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make publicly available and periodically update pregnancy and postpartum data that is collected through federal surveillance systems during public health emergencies. The data must be disaggregated by factors such as race, ethnicity, insurance status, and location.

Further, the CDC must carry out a program to educate pregnant individuals, their employers, and their health care providers about maternal and infant health risks during public health emergencies.

The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the provision of maternity care during public health emergencies with a particular focus on communities of color and rural populations.

Cosponsors 99

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2023 to Feb 15, 2024; 96 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NHChris PappasOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MOCori BushOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-FLDarren SotoOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-GADavid ScottOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MNDean PhillipsOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NJDonald M. Payne, Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-INFrank J. MrvanOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYGrace MengOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-OHJoyce BeattyOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MDKweisi MfumeOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MALori TrahanOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-GALucy McBathOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-WAMarilyn StricklandOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CASara JacobsOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MASeth MoultonOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CATed LieuOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-ALTerri A. SewellOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-COYadira CaraveoOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalMay 15, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerAug 29, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerJan 25, 2024
D-NYJerrold NadlerFeb 15, 2024

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 May 15, 2023
Health Subcommittee
Referred May 19, 2023

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. May 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 15, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 15, 2023Referred 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 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Health care.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 81, May 15, 2023, page H2348.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1605Maternal Health Pandemic Response ActRelated billMay 15, 2023
S 1606Black Maternal Health Momnibus ActRelated billMay 15, 2023
HR 3305Black Maternal Health Momnibus ActRelated billMay 19, 2023

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize appropriations for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. May 15, 2023Introduced in House

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