Minority Health
US Congress 117th Congress
Maternal Vaccinations Act [S.345]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to establish a national campaign to increase maternal vaccination rates.
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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act [S.341]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to provide justice for incarcerated moms, and for other purposes.
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Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 [S.346]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
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IMPACT to Save Moms Act [S.334]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to establish an alternative payment model demonstration project for maternity care provided to pregnant and postpartum individuals under State Medicaid and CHIP programs, and for other purposes.
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Data to Save Moms Act [S.347]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to improve the collection and review of maternal health data to address maternal mortality, serve maternal morbidity, and other adverse maternal health outcomes.
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Expressing support for the designation of May 2021 as "Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month". [HR-135]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Expressing support for the designation of May 2021 as "Spondyloarthritis Awareness Month".
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PSA Screening for HIM Act Prostate-Specific Antigen Screening for High-risk Insured Men Act [HB-1176]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require group health plans and health insurance issuers offering group or individual health insurance coverage to provide coverage for prostate cancer screenings without the imposition of cost-sharing requirements, and for other purposes.
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Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2021, as "American Heart Month". [HR-128]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Recognizing the rise of cardiovascular disease as the world's leading cause of preventable death and disability and as the global public health crisis of our generation and supporting the recognition of February 2021, as "American Heart Month".
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John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021 [S.320]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide that the authority of the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to make certain research endowments applies with respect to both current and former centers of excellence, and for other purposes.
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Vaccine Fairness Act [HB-979]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to submit to Congress a weekly report on COVID-19 vaccine distribution, and for other purposes.
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Protecting Moms and Babies Against Climate Change Act [HB-957]
[Climate Change ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a grant program to protect vulnerable mothers and babies from climate change risks, and for other purposes.
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Tech To Save Moms Act [HB-937]
[Healthcare ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Health ]
[Social Security ]
[Children and Youth ]
To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to integrate telehealth models in maternity care services, and for other purposes.
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Social Determinants for Moms Act [HB-943]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
To address social determinants of maternal health with respect to pregnant and postpartum individuals, and for other purposes.
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A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes. [S.287]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Insurance ]
[Children and Youth ]
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to issue guidance to States to educate providers, managed care entities, and other insurers about the value and process of delivering respectful maternal health care through diverse and multidisciplinary care provider models, and for other purposes.
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American Indian and Alaska Native Veterans Mental Health Act [HB-912]
[Mental Health ]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make certain improvements relating to mental health and suicide prevention outreach to minority veterans and American Indian and Alaska Native veterans, and for other purposes.
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Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act of 2021 [HB-959]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Human Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes.
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Justice for Incarcerated Moms Act of 2021 [HB-948]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Law Enforcement ]
To improve maternal health outcomes for incarcerated individuals, and for other purposes.
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Maternal Vaccination Act [HB-951]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to carry out a national campaign to increase awareness of the importance of maternal vaccinations for the health of pregnant and postpartum individuals and their children, and for other purposes.
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IMPACT to Save Moms Act Innovative Maternal Payment And Coverage To Save Moms Act [HB-950]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Human Services ]
[Children and Youth ]
To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish and implement a Perinatal Care Alternative Payment Model Demonstration Project, and for other purposes.
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Moms Matter Act [HB-909]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, to establish a program to award grants to eligible entities to address maternal mental health conditions and substance use disorders with respect to pregnant and postpartum individuals, with a focus on racial and ethnic minority groups, and for other purposes.