3.0.0 324 2022-02-03T06:03:41Z 2022-02-03T06:03:41Z Senate S S 2009-01-26 111 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2009-01-26T22:43:24Z Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act 111 20 HR 2009-03-31 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Identical bill CRS 2009-01-26 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2009-01-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2009-01-26 True S000663 Sen. Snowe, Olympia J. [R-ME] Olympia Snowe R ME J. 2009-01-26 True L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2009-01-26 True W000802 Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] Sheldon Whitehouse D RI 2009-01-26 True B000944 Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] Sherrod Brown D OH 2009-01-26 True I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2009-01-28 False K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2009-03-16 False S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2009-08-04 False C001070 Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] Bob Casey D PA 2009-10-29 False Health Abortion Adoption and foster care Health information and medical records Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Medical research Mental health Sex and reproductive health Women's health Health 00 2009-01-26 Introduced in Senate 2009-02-12T19:45:22Z Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act or the Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act - Encourages the Secretary of Health and Human Services to continue: (1) activities on postpartum depression; and (2) research to expand the understanding of the causes of, and treatments for, postpartum conditions.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Director of the National Institute of Mental Health may conduct a nationally representative longitudinal study of the relative mental health consequences for women of resolving a pregnancy in various ways.

Amends the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary to make grants for projects for the establishment, operation, and coordination of effective and cost-efficient systems for the delivery of essential services to individuals with a postpartum condition and their families. Directs the Secretary to ensure that such projects provide education and services with respect to the diagnosis and management of postpartum conditions. Authorizes such projects to include: (1) delivering or enhancing outpatient home-based health and support services; and (2) providing education to new mothers and their families about postpartum conditions to promote earlier diagnosis and treatment. Sets forth grant requirements.

Directs the Secretary to study the benefits of screening for postpartum conditions.

Prohibits the Secretary from utilizing amounts appropriated under this Act to carry out activities or programs that are duplicative of activities or programs that are already being carried out through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

]]> Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Short Titles as Introduced Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Short Titles as Introduced Melanie Blocker Stokes Mom's Opportunity to Access Health, Education, Research, and Support for Postpartum Depression Act Display Title Melanie Blocker Stokes MOTHERS Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for research on, and services for individuals with, postpartum depression and psychosis. Introduced in Senate 2009-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111s324is/xml/BILLS-111s324is.xml 2009-01-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.