S 2231 United States Senate · 118th Congress

Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act

This bill amends federal funding rules to support stillbirth prevention programs. It allows funds under the Social Security Act to cover evidence-based activities like tracking fetal movements, improving birth timing for high-risk pregnancies, smoking cessation support, and community home visits. The bill directly affects pregnant individuals, particularly those in higher-risk groups identified in the findings (such as Black mothers, those with medical conditions like diabetes, or those aged 35+). Key provisions update funding language to explicitly include stillbirth prevention research and programs, aiming to address disparities where stillbirth rates are significantly higher among certain demographics. The bill focuses on concrete policy changes to expand access to proven prevention strategies.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2023
Committee Review
Sep 2023
Senate Passage
Sep 2023
House Passage
President
Introduced Jul 11, 2023 Last action Oct 25, 2023
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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Sep 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4895; text: CR S4895)
upper
Sep 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4895; text: CR S4895)
upper
Sep 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4895)
upper
Sep 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4895)
upper
Jul 11, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
upper
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 20 co-sponsors

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