YourVoice.Now Summary
Transparency & AccountabilityUp to $100 million a year for local groups helping new and expecting moms with housing, food and rides.
Transparency & Accountability
A new HHS task force would post a report on the HHS website two years after the bill becomes law, then every year. It would say what each agency did and how much money is needed to end preventable deaths of mothers.
Each group that gets a grant would post a yearly report on what it did and what changed. The results would be broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, language, place and income.
More about this bill
If you are pregnant or had a baby in the past year, local groups could get federal money to help you. The help would cover needs outside the doctor's office. These include housing, rides, food, work conditions and safety from an abusive partner. Congress could spend up to $100 million a year on these grants from 2027 through 2031. The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would give them to community groups, tribes and health departments. Places with high poverty would come first, as would places where many mothers die or get very sick. HHS would also form a task force with 17 federal agencies, patients, doctors, midwives and doulas. It would plan ways to end preventable deaths and serious harm to mothers. Ideas it could look at include free childcare during checkups and food delivery where there are no grocery stores. The task force would post its first public report two years after the bill becomes law, then one every year. Groups that get grants would post yearly results, broken down by race, income and place.
Congressional Summary
Social Determinants for Moms Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a task force and a grant program to address social determinants of maternal health. These are nonmedical factors that impact maternal health outcomes, such as transportation, food security, and economic security. The task force, composed of federal and nonfederal stakeholders, must develop strategies and coordinate efforts to eliminate preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities. Additionally, HHS must award grants to community-based organizations, nonprofits, tribal organizations, public health departments, or consortia of these entities to address social determinants of maternal health and eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-03-19
- Date Added
- 2026-10-02
- Source
- Congress.gov →
Like reading a bill in plain English?
We're building an app that does this for every bill in Congress and lets you tell your reps how you want them to vote. We're a small team getting ready to launch, and we're trying to show investors that real people want this. Be one of them. Help us get it built. Leave your email and we'll tell you the moment the app is ready.