H.R. 1909 · 119th Congress
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
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This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and otherwise modifies programs to support state and tribal maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 6, 2025
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
This bill reauthorizes through FY2029 and otherwise modifies programs to support state and tribal maternal mortality review committees; enhance surveillance of pregnancy-associated and -related deaths; and otherwise improve, and reduce disparities in, maternal health outcomes.
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).
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
Latest action (Mar 6, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Policy area: Health · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 6, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.