Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act

Bill: 116-hr-5640
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]
Introduced: 2020-01-16
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Geography and mapping

Health information and medical records

Intergovernmental relations

Women's health
Latest action: action_date: 2020-01-16
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act</b><br /><br />This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to include data on certain maternal health outcomes in its&nbsp;broadband health mapping tool (an online platform that allows users&nbsp;to visualize, overlay, and analyze broadband and health data at national, state, and county levels).<br /><br />The FCC must consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to determine which maternal health outcomes should be incorporated.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5640 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 16, 2020 Mr. Butterfield (for himself, Mr. Gianforte , Mrs. Brooks of Indiana , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , and Ms. Blunt Rochester ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act . 2. Mapping broadband connectivity and maternal health outcomes (a) Incorporation of maternal health outcome data The Federal Communications Commission shall incorporate data on maternal health outcomes for not less than 1 year postpartum, as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention under subsection (b), into the broadband health mapping tools of the Commission. (b) Consultation with CDC The Federal Communications Commission shall consult with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding the maternal health outcomes that should be incorporated into the broadband health mapping tools of the Commission under subsection (a).