Pregnant and postpartum women in the United States would benefit from a dedicated research program at the National Institutes of Health aimed at reducing preventable deaths and severe complications during and after pregnancy. The IMPROVE Initiative would study the biological, behavioral, and other factors behind maternal mortality, with particular attention to communities that experience disproportionately high rates of these outcomes. NIH would use grants, contracts, and other agreements to fund community-based programs and research into the underlying causes. The bill authorizes $63,400,000 per year from 2026 through 2030 to carry out this work.
Average Household Impact
- NIH maternal-health research funding — Authorizes $63.4 million a year through fiscal year 2030
Congressional Summary
NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act or the NIH IMPROVE ActThis bill provides statutory authority for the National Institutes of Health to provide grants and other support for research on improving health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women, especially in populations that are disproportionately affected.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-07-09
- Date Added
- 2026-07-17
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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