3.0.0 1042 2023-01-11T13:47:53Z 2023-01-11T13:47:53Z Senate S 2021-03-25 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2021-03-25T20:47:53Z Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 117 959 HR 2021-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Related bill CRS Kira Johnson Act 117 1212 HR 2021-02-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 117 346 S 2021-02-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Related bill CRS Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2022 117 7585 HR 2022-06-29 Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Related bill CRS 2021-03-25 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000790 Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] Raphael Warnock D GA G. N P000145 Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] Alex Padilla D CA 2021-03-25 True B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2021-03-25 True V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD 2021-03-25 True M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ 2021-03-25 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2021-04-15 False G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2021-10-20 False Health Air quality Census and government statistics Child care and development Disability and health-based discrimination Drug, alcohol, tobacco use Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Health care coverage and access Health care quality Health facilities and institutions Health information and medical records Health personnel Health programs administration and funding Health promotion and preventive care Higher education Medical education Medical ethics Medical research Mental health Minority education Minority health Nutrition and diet Racial and ethnic relations Sex and reproductive health Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations State and local finance Student aid and college costs Water quality Women in business Women's health Health 00 2021-03-25 Introduced in Senate 2021-06-16T15:23:13Z Kira Johnson Act

This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations.

Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for

  • community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups;
  • training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and
  • respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.

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