118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2239 — Kira Johnson Act

“A bill to prevent maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings, and for other purposes.”

Health

Introduced Jul 11, 2023

Last action Jul 11, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

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Referred

Jul 11, 2023

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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill establishes various grants for establishing or expanding programs to advance maternal health equity. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants for community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for demographic groups with elevated rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal health disparities, and other adverse outcomes; training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and programs in hospitals, health systems, and other maternity care settings to establish processes to identify and address instances of racism or evidence of...

Provisions · 6 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 11, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 11, 2023

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