HR 1966 · in committee · major
Mamas and Babies in Underserved Communities Act of 2025
- healthcare
What this bill does
- The bill provides federal grants to expand maternal health care services in underserved communities.
- Public and nonprofit health care providers serving low-income and minority populations are eligible to apply.
- The Department of Health and Human Services will administer the grants to improve prenatal, postnatal, and postpartum care.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would this bill's grants help address the maternal mortality rates that differ significantly between underserved and well-resourced communities?
- 02
Which types of healthcare providers in your community would be eligible to apply for these federal grants to expand maternal services?
- 03
What specific prenatal, postnatal, and postpartum care gaps in underserved areas might these grants prioritize or leave unaddressed?
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Sponsor · D-CA-43
Maxine Waters
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
39/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-06
Joining the bill
Madeleine Dean
D-PA-4 · original
Lloyd Doggett
D-TX-37 · original
Joyce Beatty
D-OH-3 · original
Alma S. Adams
D-NC-12 · original
Shontel M. Brown
D-OH-11 · original
Yvette D. Clarke
D-NY-9 · original
Steve Cohen
D-TN-9 · original
André Carson
D-IN-7 · original
Gerald E. Connolly
D-VA-11 · original
Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick
D-FL-20 · original
Jasmine Crockett
D-TX-30 · original
Cleo Fields
D-LA-6 · original
+ 27 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-06 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-06 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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