3.0.0 5284 2023-09-11T16:00:26Z 2023-09-11T16:00:26Z Senate S 2022-12-15 117 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2022-12-15T22:09:12Z Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022 117 9602 HR 2022-12-15 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. Identical bill CRS 2022-12-15 sshr00 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. IntroReferral 2022-12-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. N B001288 Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] Cory Booker D NJ 2022-12-15 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2022-12-15 True S001203 Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] Tina Smith D MN 2022-12-15 True Health Health 00 2022-12-15 Introduced in Senate 2023-09-11T15:48:18Z Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022

This bill addresses data collection, public education, workplace safety, and other matters related to maternal health during public health emergencies.

Specifically, the bill supports (1) the collection of maternal data (including racial, ethnic, and other demographic data) through surveillance systems of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and (2) research activities of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

Additionally, the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make publicly available and periodically update pregnancy and postpartum data that is collected across COVID-19 surveillance systems. The data must be disaggregated by factors such as race, ethnicity, insurance status, and location.

The bill also requires

  • the CDC to educate pregnant people, their employers, and their health care providers about evidenced-based health information concerning COVID-19 and pregnancy;
  • the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the provision of maternity care during the COVID-19 (and future) public health emergencies with a particular focus on communities of color and rural populations;
  • the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to issue an emergency temporary standard to protect employees who are at risk from occupational exposure to COVID-19 that considers the risks and needs of pregnant and postpartum employees; and
  • the Government Accountability Office to report on maternal health and public health preparedness, including prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care during the COVID-19 emergency.
]]> Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022 Display Title Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022 Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve the public health response to addressing maternal mortality and morbidity during the COVID-19 public health emergency. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act of 2022 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s5284is/xml/BILLS-117s5284is.xml 2022-12-15 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.