Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-6132
Sponsor: Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]
Introduced: 2020-03-09 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Air quality
Census and government statistics
Child care and development
Congressional oversight
Disability and health-based discrimination
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Food assistance and relief
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health information and medical records
Housing industry and standards
Housing supply and affordability
Medicaid
Medical research
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex and reproductive health
State and local government operations
Transportation safety and security
Water quality
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: 

Social Determinants for Moms Act of 2020

 
This bill provides for a task force, grant programs, studies, and other activities concerning social determinants of health (SDOH) and their impact on maternal health outcomes, with a particular focus on areas with high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must convene a task force to develop strategies to coordinate federal efforts to address SDOH for women in prenatal and postpartum periods, as well as provide guidance related to the use of certain Medicaid payments to address SDOH for high-risk mothers. HHS must also award grants to (1) expand access to free child care during prenatal and postpartum medical appointments, and (2) help public health departments reduce or eliminate certain disparities and improve maternal health outcomes by addressing SDOH. 
 
The bill also extends the postpartum and breastfeeding periods for purposes of eligibility for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children and directs the Department of Agriculture to establish a grant program to deliver healthy food to pregnant or postpartum women who live in food deserts.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
action_date: 2020-03-10
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Financial Services, Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-03-09
text: Introduced in House