US Congress House Bill 6142 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 74-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and other agencies to address maternal health outcomes among minority populations. HHS must (1) establish task forces to address social determinants of health, maternal mental and behavioral health, and other topics; and (2) award grants for maternal mortality review committees, innovative maternity care models, and other purposes. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must establish a perinatal payment demonstration project. The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Transportation must report on the impact of housing and transportation during prenatal and postpartum periods, respectively. The Department of Veterans Affairs must submit a plan for maternity care coordination for women veterans, and the Bureau of Prisons must establish programs and award grants to certain prisons and jails to improve maternal health outcomes among incarcerated individuals. The Government Accountability Office must report on the perinatal health workforce, maternity care compliance offices, and maternal health outcomes among veterans and incarcerated individuals. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must report on specified topics, including training programs to reduce bias, racism, and discrimination. The Medicaid and CHIP Payment Access Commission must report on the impact of Medicaid ineligibility on pregnant and postpartum individuals who are incarcerated. The bill also (1) expands eligibility for certain nutrition programs by increasing the postpartum and breastfeeding periods, and (2) reduces certain funding to states without laws restricting the use of restraints on pregnant women who are incarcerated.

Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2020

Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL]	Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC]	Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA]	Rep. Bonnie Coleman [D-NJ]	Rep. Nanette Barragan [D-CA]	Rep. Ilhan Omar [D-MN]
Rep. Tim Ryan [D-OH]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]
Rep. Elaine Luria [D-VA]	Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM]	Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]
Rep. Donna Shalala [D-FL]	Rep. Abigail Spanberger [D-VA]	Rep. Kim Schrier [D-WA]	Rep. Seth Moulton [D-MA]
Rep. Kathy Castor [D-FL]	Rep. Donald McEachin [D-VA]	Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT]	Rep. Michael Doyle [D-PA]
Rep. Steven Horsford [D-NV]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Lucy McBath [D-GA]	Rep. Danny Davis [D-IL]
Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA]	Rep. Cedric Richmond [D-LA]	Rep. Darren Soto [D-FL]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC]	Rep. David Scott [D-GA]	Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Diana DeGette [D-CO]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. Nydia Velazquez [D-NY]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Gregory Meeks [D-NY]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]
Rep. Adam Schiff [D-CA]	Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Sen. Peter Welch [D-VT]	Rep. David Price [D-NC]
Rep. Eliot Engel [D-NY]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Chrissy Houlahan [D-PA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]
Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD]	Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]
Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]	Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. John Sarbanes [D-MD]	Rep. Angela Craig [D-MN]	Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ]	Rep. Thomas Suozzi [D-NY]
Rep. Yvette Clarke [D-NY]	Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2020-03-30	House	Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
2020-03-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2020-03-10	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Transportation and Infrastructure, Education and Labor, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Veterans' Affairs, 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.
2020-03-09	House	Introduced in House

HB6132 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
HB6137 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6138 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6141 (Related) 2020-07-23 - Committee Hearings Held.
HB6143 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6144 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6164 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
HB6165 (Related) 2020-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
SB3424 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB6129 (Related) 2020-03-09 - Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6142/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6142/BILLS-116hr6142ih.pdf