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H.R. 3310: Kira Johnson Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)May 15, 2023
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, May 15, 2023

This bill establishes various grants for establishing or expanding programs to advance maternal health equity.

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

  • community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for demographic groups with elevated rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal health disparities, and other adverse outcomes;
  • training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and
  • programs in hospitals, health systems, and other maternity care settings to establish processes to identify and address instances of racism or evidence of bias in maternity care (i.e., respectful maternity care compliance programs).
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HHS must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the respectful maternity care compliance programs.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

Roll calls

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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

103

Who scored on this bill

18 points earned
  1. 1Alma Adams D-NC SponsorReached a cosponsor milestone, introduced4 events+18
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History

  1. May 15, 2023Introduced in the House by Alma Adams.
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  1. May 19, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  2. May 15, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 15, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.