Bill Sponsor
House Bill 4995
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
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Passed House on Sep 21, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Nov 8, 2019
Latest Action
Sep 22, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4995
Congress
116
Policy Area
Health
Health
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Sponsorship by Party
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New York
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California
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Connecticut
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District of Columbia
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Illinois
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Illinois
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Maryland
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Massachusetts
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Michigan
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Minnesota
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New Hampshire
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New York
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North Carolina
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Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania
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South Carolina
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on September 21, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Summary

Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019

This bill expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas and promote innovation in the field.

Specifically, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks for improving outcomes in birth and maternal morbidity through collaboration, training, and program evaluation.

HRSA also must award demonstration program grants to (1) train physicians, medical residents, and other practitioners to provide maternal and obstetric services in rural communities; and (2) support academic programs that develop or provide training to improve maternal care in rural areas. Further, the bill adds maternal health services as part of the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs.

The bill also makes a series of changes to the research and reporting requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office with respect to data on maternal health outcomes.

Additionally, the bill establishes grants to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality; (2) train health care professionals about reducing and preventing discrimination when providing maternal health services; (3) support the collaboration of professionals across health settings with respect to maternal health; (4) establish evidence-informed, integrated health care services for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants.

HRSA also must contract with an independent research organization to study and make recommendations to accredited school training programs about discrimination and implicit and explicit biases.

Text (4)
September 22, 2020
September 21, 2020
September 17, 2020
November 8, 2019
Actions (17)
09/22/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
09/21/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/21/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4623-4625)
09/21/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
09/21/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4995.
09/21/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4623-4626)
09/21/2020
Mrs. Dingell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/17/2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 414.
09/17/2020
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 116-514.
11/19/2019
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
11/19/2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/13/2019
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote .
11/13/2019
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
11/12/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
11/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
11/08/2019
Introduced in House
09/09/2019
Hearings Held Prior to Introduction and Referral.
Public Record
Record Updated
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