Data to Save Moms Act

Bill: 118-hr-3320
Sponsor: Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced: 2023-05-15 in the House
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Adult education and literacy
Air quality
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
Child care and development
Community life and organization
Congressional oversight
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Environmental health
Food assistance and relief
Food supply, safety, and labeling
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Health care costs and insurance
Health care coverage and access
Health care quality
Health information and medical records
Health programs administration and funding
Health promotion and preventive care
Health technology, devices, supplies
Home and outpatient care
Housing supply and affordability
Indian social and development programs
Internet, web applications, social media
Mental health
Minority health
Nutrition and diet
Poverty and welfare assistance
Racial and ethnic relations
Sex offenses
Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
U.S. history
Unemployment
Violent crime
Water quality
Women's health

Summary:
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: 

Data to Save Moms Act

 
This bill expands data collection and research on maternal morbidity and mortality among racial and ethnic minority groups.
 
Specifically, the bill adds requirements to certain grants awarded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for maternal mortality review committees. To the extent practicable, grant-funded committees must
 
 
use the most up-to-date indicators of severe maternal morbidity;
 
review deaths caused by suicide, overdose, or other behavioral health conditions attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy or childbirth; and
 
consult with representatives of communities disproportionately affected by adverse maternal outcomes about nonclinical factors that may contribute to those outcomes.
 
 
The CDC may also award grants to committees to increase their engagement with local communities, such as by bringing on community representatives as committee members.
 
Additionally, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality must consult with stakeholders to review maternal health data collection processes and quality measures and make recommendations to improve them.
 
The Department of Health and Human Services must also support studies on adverse maternal health outcomes among American Indian and Alaska Native populations and other racial and ethnic minority groups.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2023-05-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-05-15
text: Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, 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: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2023-05-15
text: Introduced in House