Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 2586
116th Congress(2019-2020)
MOM Act
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 26, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 26, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 26, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
2586
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
Primary focus of measure is science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease; health services administration and funding, including such programs as Medicare and Medicaid; health personnel and medical education; drug use and safety; health care coverage and insurance; health facilities. Measures concerning controlled substances and drug trafficking may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Arizona
Democrat
Alabama
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Maternal Outcomes Matter Act of 2019 or the MOM Act

This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish specified grant programs to support positive maternal health care outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. Specifically, grants must be used to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality, (2) train health care professionals to reduce and prevent adiscrimination when providing maternal health services, and (3) support the collaboration of professionals across health settings with respect to maternal health. Grants may also be used to establish evidence-informed, integrated health care services to pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.

HHS also must contract with an independent research organization to study and make recommendations about best practices for reducing and preventing discrimination in the provision of maternal health services and meet certain reporting requirements for specified maternal and child health care grant programs.

Text (1)
September 26, 2019
Actions (2)
09/26/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
09/26/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:49:47 PM