Bill · S. 2621· Senate(119-S-2621)

A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.

Age: 73 years

West Virginia

Introduced: 7/31/2025
Last activity: 7/31/2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Sponsored by: Shelley Capito
Cosponsors: - 4 - 8

Health

Introduced
In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to support maternal health efforts. It reauthorizes support for State-based maternal mortality review committees by adjusting their composition and death record coordination. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share best practices for preventing maternal mortality with hospitals, professional societies, and quality collaboratives. These best practices must be shared at least once per fiscal year. Additionally, the bill increases funding for these efforts for the fiscal years 2026 through 2030.

Yes· 3 of 7

Would women be better off under this?+7
The bill directly targets the prevention of maternal mortality and the dissemination of life-saving maternal health best practices.
Does this put more money into medical research?+6
The bill increases annual funding for maternal mortality review and prevention efforts from $58 million to $100 million.
Does this make health care easier to get in general?+5
The bill enhances maternal health care by disseminating prevention best practices and improving mortality review processes.