US HB1897 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress House Bill 1897 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 111-1)
Status: Introduced on March 27 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-03-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Establishes various programs and requirements to support the prevention of maternal mortality. Specifically, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide technical assistance and best practices for collecting data, standardizing reporting, and preventing maternal mortality. The CDC also must provide grants for state-based collaboratives to improve care immediately before and after birth and improve outcomes for maternal and infant health.Further, the Health Resources and Services Administration must establish a grants program to support national organizations in assisting state-level health care systems to implement standardized, evidence-informed processes for maternal health focusing on reducing maternal mortality. The bill also establishes regional centers to address implicit bias and cultural competency in the delivery of health care services. Specified institutions that provide education and training to health care professionals and focus on maternal mortality are eligible for funding through the program.The bill extends coverage for pregnant and postpartum women under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program for one year postpartum and such coverage is revised to include oral health services.Additionally, the bill (1) increases the excise tax on specified tobacco products, including cigarettes; (2) expands the definition of other tobacco products to include any such product as determined by the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) requires that such products are taxed at a rate equivalent to cigarettes on a per-use basis.

Title

MOMMA’s Act Mothers and Offspring Mortality and Morbidity Awareness Act

Sponsors

Rep. Robin Kelly [D-IL]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]	Rep. Bobby Rush [D-IL]
Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Susan Davis [D-CA]	Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Debbie Dingell [D-MI]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]
Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA]	Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA]	Rep. Rosa DeLauro [D-CT]	Rep. Harley Rouda [D-CA]
Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI]	Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX]	Rep. Susan Wild [D-PA]	Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]
Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell [D-FL]	Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]
Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]	Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]
Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]	Rep. Jeff Van Drew [R-NJ]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]
Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Marc Veasey [D-TX]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D-MO]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. John Lewis [D-GA]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]
Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]	Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick [D-AZ]	Rep. Bradley Schneider [D-IL]	Rep. Anthony Brown [D-MD]
Rep. Peter Visclosky [D-IN]	Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Brad Sherman [D-CA]	Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]
Rep. Charlie Crist [D-FL]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]
Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]
Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]
Rep. David Price [D-NC]	Rep. Jennifer Wexton [D-VA]	Rep. Mike Levin [D-CA]	Rep. Rebecca Sherrill [D-NJ]
Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]	Rep. Elijah Cummings [D-MD]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]
Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA]
Rep. Rick Larsen [D-WA]	Rep. Ami Bera [D-CA]	Rep. Kendra Horn [D-OK]	Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]
Rep. Bill Foster [D-IL]	Rep. Jesus Garcia [D-IL]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Vicente Gonzalez [D-TX]
Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR]	Rep. Rashida Tlaib [D-MI]	Rep. Joseph Morelle [D-NY]	Rep. Katie Porter [D-CA]
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Jason Crow [D-CO]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Kwanza Hall [D-GA]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-03-28	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2019-03-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-03-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-03-27	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Education and Labor, 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.
2019-03-27	House	Introduced in House

Same As/Similar To

SB916 (Same As) 2019-10-29 - S.Amdt.1240 Referred to the Committee on Finance.
SB2517 (Related) 2019-09-19 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S5605-5606)
HB8200 (Related) 2020-09-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
HB6637 (Related) 2020-07-09 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
SB4819 (Related) 2020-10-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6331-6332)