Earl Carter (R-GA)
Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
A Republican bill with 20 Democratic cosponsors · See all 24 cosponsors
Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In committee
Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.
The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill, known as the "Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025," seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act. It aims to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees. The legislation directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share best practices for preventing maternal mortality with hospitals, professional societies, and quality collaboratives. Additionally, it updates the language regarding the composition and coordination of review committees. Finally, it extends and increases funding for these efforts.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +10
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill increases funding and mandates the dissemination of best practices to improve maternal health outcomes and mortality prevention.
- Scored +10
Would women be better off under this?
The bill directly addresses maternal mortality to improve health outcomes for women.
- Scored +5
Does this put more money into medical research?
The bill increases funding for maternal mortality review committees and the dissemination of prevention best practices.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Information Sharing: The Secretary, through the CDC, will disseminate best practices on preventing maternal mortality and morbidity to hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives at least once per fiscal year (Section 2(b)).
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Enhanced Death Record Quality: The bill directs coordination with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, which includes amending cause-of-death information on death certificates (Section 2(a)(2)(A)(B)).
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Increased Financial Support: The bill increases the funding amount to $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029 (Section 2(c)).
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Expanded Committee Expertise: The bill ensures that maternal mortality review committees include obstetricians and gynecologists among their clinical specialties (Section 2(a)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No specific negative impacts or burdens are explicitly identified within the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Healthcare
- Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill increases funding and mandates the dissemination of best practices to improve maternal health outcomes and mortality prevention. Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill increases funding for maternal mortality review committees and the dissemination of prevention best practices.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — The bill directly addresses maternal mortality to improve health outcomes for women.
- Education And Technology
- Does this put more money into scientific research? — The bill funds the dissemination of best practices and enhances maternal mortality review processes.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated? — By targeting maternal mortality, the bill addresses a critical health issue disproportionately affecting women.
- 10/15/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 8/17/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/6/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/7/2025
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 7/21/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/17/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/7/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 5/6/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/30/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 4/29/2025
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- 3/10/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 3/6/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- 119-HR-1768: Lower Costs for Everyday Americans Act
- 119-S-891: Bipartisan Health Care Act
- 119-S-2621: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
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