HR 7815 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2024

Introduced Mar 22, 2024 Originated House Sponsor Maxine Waters D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 29, 2024 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 22, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 32

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 22, 2024 to May 10, 2024; 28 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-NCAlma S. AdamsOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-ORAndrea SalinasOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-MDDavid J. TroneOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-MOEmanuel CleaverOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 22, 2024
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-NJJosh GottheimerOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-CAKevin MullinOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-PAMadeleine DeanOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-OHShontel M. BrownOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-MIShri ThanedarOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-TXVeronica EscobarOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalMar 22, 2024
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezMar 29, 2024
D-MDGlenn IveyMar 29, 2024
D-OHJoyce BeattyMar 29, 2024
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezMay 10, 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 Mar 22, 2024
Health Subcommittee
Referred Mar 29, 2024

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 29, 2024Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. Mar 22, 2024Introduced in House
  3. Mar 22, 2024Referred 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 of the U.S. Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: Healthcare.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 51, March 22, 2024, page H1499.

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, to award grants to expand and improve maternal health care services, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2024

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 22, 2024Introduced in House

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