H.R.6238

NIH IMPROVE Act NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act

Chamber Passed·7/21/26

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Chamber Passed7/21/26

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Establishes the IMPROVE Initiative within NIH to improve maternal health outcomes.

The NIH IMPROVE Act establishes the IMPROVE Initiative within the National Institutes of Health to improve maternal health outcomes. The Initiative aims to advance research on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity, reduce health disparities, and improve health for pregnant and postpartum women. It authorizes grants and contracts to carry out these objectives and appropriates $73,400,000 annually for fiscal years 2026 through 2031.

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Last: Passed the House · Jul 21
Current: Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Next: Senate floor vote

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