A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
This bill reauthorizes funding for state-level maternal mortality review committees, which analyze pregnancy-related deaths to identify preventable causes. It requires the Health and Human Services Secretary to share annual best practices for preventing maternal mortality with hospitals, medical societies, and maternity care groups. The bill increases annual funding for these programs from $58 million to $100 million, extending support through fiscal years 2026-2030. These changes directly affect state health agencies, hospitals, and medical professionals working on maternal health. The focus is on improving death record accuracy and implementing proven prevention strategies.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jul 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 31, 2025
Last action Jul 31, 2025
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Jul 31, 2025
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
upper
Jul 31, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 13 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Shelley Moore Capito
RRepublican
Co
Angela D. Alsobrooks
DDemocratic
Co
Angus S. King, Jr.
IIndependent
Co
Christopher A. Coons
DDemocratic
Co
Cory A. Booker
DDemocratic
Co
John Boozman
RRepublican
Co
Kirsten E. Gillibrand
DDemocratic
Co
Mark R. Warner
DDemocratic
Co
Martin Heinrich
DDemocratic
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
Co
Rick Scott
RRepublican
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