US HB6144 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: Introduced on March 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on March 9 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-03-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Pending: House Energy And Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to improve outcomes and reduce bias, racism, and discrimination in maternal care settings. Specifically, HHS must award grants to (1) community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for African American women, (2) eligible entities to provide certain training to health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings, and (3) specified health care facilities to establish respectful maternity care compliance offices. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study the implementation and impact of the compliance offices.
Title
Kira Johnson Act
Sponsors
Rep. Alma Adams [D-NC] | Rep. Lauren Underwood [D-IL] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI] | Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO] | Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] |
Rep. Ayanna Pressley [D-MA] | Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL] | Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA] | Rep. David Trone [D-MD] |
Rep. Abby Finkenauer [D-IA] | Rep. Debra Haaland [D-NM] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] | Rep. Andre Carson [D-IN] | Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA] | Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] |
Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. G. Butterfield [D-NC] |
Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Sylvia Garcia [D-TX] | Rep. Brenda Lawrence [D-MI] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] |
Rep. Jahana Hayes [D-CT] | Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2020-03-09 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
2020-03-09 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB3424 (Related) 2020-03-10 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
HB6142 (Related) 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
HB6142 (Related) 2020-07-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Subjects
Air quality
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Water quality
Women in business
Women's health
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Hazardous wastes and toxic substances
Health
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health facilities and institutions
Health information and medical records
Health personnel
Health programs administration and funding
Medical research
Mental health
Minority health
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
State and local finance
Water quality
Women in business
Women's health
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6144/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr6144/BILLS-116hr6144ih.pdf |