Kira Johnson Act
Summary
Kira Johnson Act This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups; training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 23, 2021
Last action Feb 24, 2021
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Actions timeline
Total actions
3
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Committee
2
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
lower
Feb 23, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 43 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alma S. Adams
DDemocratic
Co
Adam B. Schiff
DDemocratic
Co
Adam Smith
DDemocratic
Co
Al Lawson, Jr.
DDemocratic
Co
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
DDemocratic
Co
Ayanna Pressley
DDemocratic
Co
Carolyn B. Maloney
DDemocratic
Co
Darren Soto
DDemocratic
Co
David J. Trone
DDemocratic
Co
Debbie Wasserman Schultz
DDemocratic
Co
Deborah K. Ross
DDemocratic
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