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I119th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 7973IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESMarch 18, 2026Ms. Underwood (for herself, Ms. Adams, Mr. Aguilar, Mr. Amo, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Balint, Ms. Barragán, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bell, Mr. Bera, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Ms. Brown, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Carbajal, Mr. Carson, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Casten, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Castro of Texas, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Chu, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Correa, Mr. Courtney, Ms. Craig, Ms. Crockett, Mr. Crow, Mr. Cuellar, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Ms. DeGette, Mrs. McClain Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Deluzio, Mr. DeSaulnier, Ms. Dexter, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Elfreth, Ms. Escobar, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Fields, Mr. Figures, Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Foster, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Garamendi, Ms. Garcia of Texas, Mr. García of Illinois, Mr. Garcia of California, Mr. Golden of Maine, Mr. Goldman of New York, Mr. Vicente Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Goodlander, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Gray, Mr. Green of Texas, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Harder of California, Mrs. Hayes, Mr. Horsford, Ms. Houlahan, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Ms. Jacobs, Ms. Jayapal, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Kennedy of New York, Mr. Khanna, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mr. Landsman, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Levin, Mr. Liccardo, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Magaziner, Mr. Mannion, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. McBath, Ms. McBride, Ms. McClellan, Ms. McCollum, Ms. McDonald Rivet, Mr. McGarvey, Mr. McGovern, Mrs. McIver, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Min, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Moskowitz, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Mrvan, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neguse, Mr. Norcross, Ms. Norton, Ms. Ocasio-Cortez, Mr. Olszewski, Ms. Omar, Mr. Panetta, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Quigley, Mrs. Ramirez, Ms. Randall, Mr. Raskin, Mr. Riley of New York, Ms. Rivas, Ms. Ross, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Ryan, Ms. Salinas, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schneider, Ms. Scholten, Ms. Schrier, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Sewell, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Simon, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Sorensen, Mr. Soto, Ms. Stansbury, Mr. Stanton, Ms. Stevens, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Subramanyam, Mr. Suozzi, Mr. Swalwell, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thanedar, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Titus, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Tokuda, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Torres of New York, Mrs. Trahan, Mr. Tran, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Walkinshaw, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Williams of Georgia, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gomez, Mr. Casar, Mr. Himes, Ms. Pou, Mrs. Torres of California, Ms. Budzinski, Ms. Bynum, Ms. Friedman, Mr. Keating, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Neal, Mr. Hernández, and Mr. Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, 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 concernedA BILLTo end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Momnibus Act.

2.

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Sense of Congress. Title I—Social Determinants for Moms Sec. 101. Task force to address the United States maternal health crisis. Sec. 102. Sustained funding to address social determinants of maternal health. Title II—Extending WIC for New Moms Sec. 201. Extending WIC eligibility for new moms. Title III—Honoring Kira Johnson Sec. 301. Sustained funding for community-based organizations to advance maternal health equity. Sec. 302. Respectful maternity care training for all employees in maternity care settings. Sec. 303. Study on reducing and preventing bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings. Sec. 304. Respectful maternity care compliance program. Sec. 305. GAO report. Title IV—Maternal health for veterans Sec. 401. Support for maternity health care and coordination programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Title V—Perinatal workforce Sec. 501. HHS agency directives. Sec. 502. Grants to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce. Sec. 503. Grants to grow and diversify the nursing workforce in maternal and perinatal health. Sec. 504. GAO report. Title VI—Data to save moms Sec. 601. Funding for maternal mortality review committees to promote representative community engagement. Sec. 602. Data collection and review. Sec. 603. Review of maternal health data collection processes and quality measures. Sec. 604. Study on maternal health among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals. Sec. 605. Grants to minority-serving institutions to study maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and other adverse maternal health outcomes. Title VII—Moms matter Sec. 701. Maternal mental health equity grant program. Sec. 702. Grants to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce. Title VIII—Justice for incarcerated moms Sec. 801. Ending the shackling of pregnant individuals. Sec. 802. Creating model programs for the care of incarcerated individuals in the prenatal and postpartum periods. Sec. 803. Grant program to improve maternal health outcomes for individuals in State and local prisons and jails. Sec. 804. GAO report. Title IX—Tech to save moms Sec. 901. Integrated telehealth models in maternity care services. Sec. 902. Grants to expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity models for pregnant and postpartum individuals. Sec. 903. Grants to promote equity in maternal health outcomes through digital tools. Sec. 904. Report on the use of technology in maternity care. Title X—Impact to save moms Sec. 1001. Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project. Title XI—Maternal health pandemic response Sec. 1101. Definitions. Sec. 1102. Funding for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies. Sec. 1103. Public health emergency maternal health data collection and disclosure. Sec. 1104. Public health communication regarding maternal care during public health emergencies. Sec. 1105. Task force on birthing experience and safe, respectful, responsive, and empowering maternity care during public health emergencies. Title XII—Protecting moms and babies against climate change Sec. 1201. Definitions. Sec. 1202. Grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks. Sec. 1203. Grant program for education and training at health profession schools. Sec. 1204. NIH Consortium on Birth and Climate Change Research. Sec. 1205. Strategy for identifying climate change risk zones for vulnerable mothers and babies. Title XIII—NIH IMPROVE Sec. 1301. IMPROVE Initiative. Title XIV—Maternal vaccinations Sec. 1401. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign.

3.

Definitions

In this Act: (1)

Culturally and linguistically congruent

The term culturally and linguistically congruent, with respect to care or maternity care, means care that is in agreement with the preferred cultural values, beliefs, worldview, language, and practices of the health care consumer and other stakeholders. (2)

Maternal mortality

The term maternal mortality means a death occurring during or within a 1-year period after pregnancy, caused by pregnancy-related or childbirth complications, including a suicide, overdose, or other death resulting from a mental health or substance use disorder attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy-related or childbirth complications. (3)

Maternity care provider

The term maternity care provider means a health care provider who— (A)is a physician, a physician assistant, a midwife who meets, at a minimum, the international definition of a midwife and global standards for midwifery education as established by the International Confederation of Midwives, an advanced practice registered nurse, a doula accredited by a State to receive reimbursement for doula services under a State plan (or a waiver of such plan) under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), or a lactation consultant certified by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners; and (B)has a focus on maternal or perinatal health. (4)

Perinatal health worker

The term perinatal health worker means a nonclinical health worker focused on maternal or perinatal health, such as a doula, community health worker, peer supporter, lactation educator or counselor, nutritionist or dietitian, childbirth educator, social worker, home visitor, patient navigator or coordinator, or language interpreter. (5)

Postpartum and postpartum period

The terms postpartum and postpartum period refer to the 1-year period beginning on the last day of the pregnancy of an individual. (6)

Pregnancy-associated death

The term pregnancy-associated death means a death of a pregnant or postpartum individual, by any cause, that occurs during, or within 1 year following, the individual’s pregnancy, regardless of the outcome, duration, or site of the pregnancy. (7)

Pregnancy-related death

The term pregnancy-related death means a death of a pregnant or postpartum individual that occurs during, or within 1 year following, the individual’s pregnancy, from a pregnancy complication, a chain of events initiated by pregnancy, or the aggravation of an unrelated condition by the physiologic effects of pregnancy. (8)

Public health emergency

The term public health emergency means a public health emergency declared under section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d). (9)

Racial and ethnic minority group

The term racial and ethnic minority group has the meaning given such term in section 1707(g)(1) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300u–6(g)(1)). (10)

Severe maternal morbidity

The term severe maternal morbidity means a health condition, including mental health conditions and substance use disorders, attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy or childbirth that results in significant short-term or long-term consequences to the health of the individual who was pregnant. (11)

Social determinants of maternal health

The term social determinants of maternal health means nonclinical factors that impact maternal health outcomes.

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Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that— (1)the respect and proper care that birthing people deserve is inclusive; and (2)regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, marital status, primary language, familial status, socioeconomic status, immigration status, incarceration status, or disability, all deserve dignity.