118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2415Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023

A bill to amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

Health
Introduced Jul 20, 2023
Last action Oct 4, 2023
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Jul 20, 2023
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Referred
Jul 20, 2023
HELP
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Committee
Sep 21, 2023
Reported out
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Senate
Oct 4, 2023
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House floor
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies federal support for state-based efforts to improve maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes. The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to annually disseminate best practices for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (i.e., networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals that work to improve pregnancy outcomes through continuous quality improvement).

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to Senate
Timeline · 5 actions
Oct 4, 2023
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Reported by Senator Sanders without amendment. Without written report.
Oct 4, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 225.
Sep 21, 2023
Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 20, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 20, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.