118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1606 — Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

“A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced May 15, 2023

Last action May 15, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

May 15, 2023

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Referred

May 15, 2023

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs multi-agency efforts to improve maternal health with a particular focus on racial and ethnic minority groups, veterans, and other vulnerable populations. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must address the social determinants of maternal health (i.e., child care, housing, and other nonmedical factors that affect health outcomes). HHS and other departments must also carry out other actions to increase access to maternal health care and otherwise improve maternal health, such as growing and diversifying the maternal health workforce; establishing various grants and other programs, including ones related to maternal health disparities and maternal behavioral...

Provisions · 45 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

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Timeline · 2 actions

May 15, 2023

Introduced in Senate

May 15, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.