S. 5283
Introduced in Senate · August 12, 2026August 6, 2026
Mr. Booker (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Murray, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Ms. Alsobrooks, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Kaine, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Warnock, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Padilla, Ms. Hirono, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Welch, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Klobuchar, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Slotkin, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Kim, Ms. Smith, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Peters) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions
A BILL
To end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
1. Short title; 2. Table of contents; 3. Definitions; 4. Sense of Congress; TITLE I—SOCIAL DETERMINANTS FOR MOMS; 101. Task force to address the United States maternal health crisis; 102. Sustained funding to address social determinants of maternal health; TITLE II—EXTENDING WIC FOR NEW MOMS; 201. Extending WIC eligibility for new moms; TITLE III—HONORING KIRA JOHNSON; 301. Sustained funding for community-based organizations to advance maternal health equity; 302. Respectful maternity care training for all employees in maternity care settings; 303. Study on reducing and preventing bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings; 304. Respectful maternity care compliance program; 305. GAO report; TITLE IV—MATERNAL HEALTH FOR VETERANS; 401. Support for maternity health care and coordination programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs; TITLE V—PERINATAL WORKFORCE; 501. HHS agency directives; 502. Grants to grow and diversify the perinatal workforce; 503. Grants to grow and diversify the nursing workforce in maternal and perinatal health; 504. GAO report; TITLE VI—DATA TO SAVE MOMS; 601. Funding for maternal mortality review committees to promote representative community engagement; 602. Data collection and review; 603. Review of maternal health data collection processes and quality measures; 604. Study on maternal health among American Indian and Alaska Native individuals; 605. Grants to minority-serving institutions to study maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and other adverse maternal health outcomes; TITLE VII—MOMS MATTER; 701. Maternal mental health equity grant program; 702. Grants to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health care workforce; TITLE VIII—JUSTICE FOR INCARCERATED MOMS; 801. Ending the shackling of pregnant individuals; 802. Creating model programs for the care of incarcerated individuals in the prenatal and postpartum periods; 803. Grant program to improve maternal health outcomes for individuals in State and local prisons and jails; 804. GAO report; TITLE IX—TECH TO SAVE MOMS; 901. Integrated telehealth models in maternity care services; 902. Grants to expand the use of technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity models for pregnant and postpartum individuals; 903. Grants to promote equity in maternal health outcomes through digital tools; 904. Report on the use of technology in maternity care; TITLE X—IMPACT TO SAVE MOMS; 1001. Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project; TITLE XI—MATERNAL HEALTH PANDEMIC RESPONSE; 1101. Definitions; 1102. Funding for data collection, surveillance, and research on maternal health outcomes during public health emergencies; 1103. Public health emergency maternal health data collection and disclosure; 1104. Public health communication regarding maternal care during public health emergencies; 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; 1201. Definitions; 1202. Grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks; 1203. Grant program for education and training at health profession schools; 1204. NIH Consortium on Birth and Climate Change Research; 1205. Strategy for identifying climate change risk zones for vulnerable mothers and babies; TITLE XIII—NIH IMPROVE; 1301. IMPROVE Initiative; TITLE XIV—MATERNAL VACCINATIONS; 1401. Maternal vaccination awareness and equity campaign