Moms Matter Act
Latest action · May 19, 2023 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.
- IntroducedMay 15, 2023
- 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 demographic groups with elevated rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal health disparities, and other adverse outcomes.
First, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration must award grants for maternal behavioral health services and education and training for health care providers about maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders in pregnancy. Eligible grantees include (1) state, tribal, and local governments; (2) health care providers; and (3) 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 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 15, 2023 to Oct 4, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Original | May 15, 2023 |
| D-IL | Lauren Underwood | Original | May 15, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Jul 26, 2023 | |
| D-RI | Seth Magaziner | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| D-IL | Jonathan L. Jackson | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Joseph D. Morelle | Sep 26, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Matt Cartwright | Sep 28, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Jasmine Crockett | Oct 2, 2023 | |
| D-MD | C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger | Oct 12, 2023 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Oct 19, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Oct 20, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Nov 6, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Nov 8, 2023 | |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Nov 28, 2023 | |
| D-CO | Brittany Pettersen | Dec 6, 2023 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Dec 19, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Michael Lawler | May 21, 2024 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | May 22, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Robin L. Kelly | Jul 25, 2024 | |
| D-IL | Eric Sorensen | Jul 30, 2024 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| D-FL | Maxwell Frost | Aug 13, 2024 | |
| D-MI | Shri Thanedar | Oct 4, 2024 | |
| D-PA | Susan Wild | Oct 4, 2024 |
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 May 15, 2023 |
| Health Subcommittee | Referred May 19, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- May 15, 2023Introduced in House
- 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
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.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1602 | Moms Matter Act | Related bill | May 15, 2023 |
| S 1606 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act | Related bill | May 15, 2023 |
| HR 3305 | Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act | Related bill | May 19, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders, 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, 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.
- May 15, 2023Introduced 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.
