US Congress House Bill 1551 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 25-3)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-07 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to take a series of actions relating to the quality of maternal and infant care under Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and other health programs. Specifically, the CMS must identify and publish a recommended core set of maternal and infant quality measures for women and children, as specified by the bill; publish an initial core set of any such measures applicable to mothers and infants eligible under Medicaid or CHIP; establish a Maternal and Infant Quality Measurement Program; and establish an online clearinghouse of resources for entities working to improve maternity and infant care quality. The CMS may also make grants to eligible entities (e.g., state Medicaid programs, health departments, and provider organizations) to develop or expand maternity and infant care quality collaboratives or initiatives.

Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]	Rep. James Himes [D-CT]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
2019-03-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/1551/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr1551/BILLS-116hr1551ih.pdf