Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-3838
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2023-06-06
Policy area: Health
Subjects: Child health

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Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-06
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies federal support for state-based efforts to improve maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to annually disseminate best practices for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (i.e., networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals that work to improve pregnancy outcomes through continuous quality improvement).</p>

action_date: 2023-10-25
action_desc: Reported to House
text: <p><b>Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies federal support for state-based efforts to improve maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to annually disseminate best practices for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (i.e., networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals that work to improve pregnancy outcomes through continuous quality improvement).</p>

action_date: 2024-03-05
action_desc: Passed House
text: <p><b>Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill reauthorizes through FY2028 and otherwise modifies federal support for state-based efforts to improve maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.</p> <p>The bill also requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to annually disseminate best practices for preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives (i.e., networks of perinatal care providers and public health professionals that work to improve pregnancy outcomes through continuous quality improvement).</p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 338 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3838 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 6, 2024 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar AN ACT To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Safe motherhood (a) Maternal mortality review committees Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available ; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking , as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, including by amending cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate . (b) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, disseminate to hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity that consider and reflect best practices identified through other relevant Federal maternal health programs. (2) Frequency The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year. . (c) Extension Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking $58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $108,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .

Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 2024. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.

March 6, 2024 Received; read twice and placed on the calendar

tv_txt: IB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Safe motherhood (a) Maternal mortality review committees Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available ; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking , as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, including by amending cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate . (b) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, disseminate to hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity that consider and reflect best practices identified through other relevant Federal maternal health programs. (2) Frequency The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year. . (c) Extension Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking $58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $108,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .

Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 2024. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 196 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3838 [Report No. 118–246] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2023 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Ms. DeGette , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mrs. Cammack , and Ms. Castor of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce October 25, 2023 Additional sponsors: Ms. Wild , Ms. Granger , Ms. Ross , Ms. Pettersen , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Nadler , Mrs. Houchin , Mr. Jackson of Illinois , Mr. Peters , Mr. Trone , Mr. Crow , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Soto , Mr. Allred , Ms. Caraveo , Ms. Crockett , and Ms. Clarke of New York October 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 6, 2023 A BILL To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Safe motherhood (a) Maternal mortality review committees Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available ; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking , as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, including by amending cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate . (b) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, disseminate to hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity that consider and reflect best practices identified through other relevant Federal maternal health programs. (2) Frequency The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year. . (c) Extension Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking $58,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 and inserting $108,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 .

October 25, 2023 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3838 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 6, 2023 Mr. Burgess (for himself, Ms. DeGette , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Mrs. Cammack , and Ms. Castor of Florida ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023 . 2. Safe motherhood (a) Maternal mortality review committees Section 317K(d) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12(d) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting (including obstetricians and gynecologists) after clinical specialties ; and (2) in paragraph (3)(A)(i)— (A) in subclause (I), by striking as applicable and inserting if available ; and (B) in subclause (III), by striking , as appropriate and inserting and coordinating with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, including by amending cause-of-death information on a death certificate, as appropriate . (b) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality Section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following: (e) Best practices relating to the prevention of maternal mortality (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall, in consultation with the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, disseminate to hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives, best practices on how to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity that consider and reflect best practices identified through other relevant Federal maternal health programs. (2) Frequency The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall disseminate the best practices referred to in paragraph (1) not less than once per fiscal year. . (c) Extension Subsection (g) of section 317K of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–12 ), as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended by striking 2019 through 2023 and inserting 2024 through 2028 .