Shelley Capito (R-WV)
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.
A Republican bill with 8 Democratic cosponsors · See all 13 cosponsors
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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 seeks to amend the Public Health Service Act to support maternal health efforts. It reauthorizes support for State-based maternal mortality review committees by adjusting their composition and death record coordination. The bill also directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to share best practices for preventing maternal mortality with hospitals, professional societies, and quality collaboratives. These best practices must be shared at least once per fiscal year. Additionally, the bill increases funding for these efforts for the fiscal years 2026 through 2030.
Yes· 3 of 7
- Scored +7
Would women be better off under this?
The bill directly targets the prevention of maternal mortality and the dissemination of life-saving maternal health best practices.
- Scored +6
Does this put more money into medical research?
The bill increases annual funding for maternal mortality review and prevention efforts from $58 million to $100 million.
- Scored +5
Does this make health care easier to get in general?
The bill enhances maternal health care by disseminating prevention best practices and improving mortality review processes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Improved Data Collection: The bill directs committees to coordinate with death certifiers to improve the collection of death record reports and the quality of death records, including amending cause-of-death information (Section 1(a)(2)(A)(ii)).
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Increased Expertise in Review Committees: The bill expands the clinical specialties included in maternal mortality review committees to specifically include obstetricians and gynecologists (Section 1(a)(1)).
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Dissemination of Life-Saving Information: The Secretary of Health and Human Services is required to share best practices on how to prevent maternal mortality and morbidity with hospitals, State professional society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives (Section 1(b)(1)).
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Regular Updates on Prevention: The mandate ensures that best practices regarding maternal mortality prevention are shared at least once per fiscal year (Section 1(b)(2)).
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Increased Financial Support: The bill increases the funding amount from $58,000,000 to $100,000,000 for the fiscal years 2026 through 2030 (Section 1(c)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts or burdens are explicitly stated in 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.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would women be better off under this? — The bill directly targets the prevention of maternal mortality and the dissemination of life-saving maternal health best practices. Would Black Americans be better off under this? — Maternal mortality prevention efforts are critical for addressing significant racial disparities in maternal health. Would children be better off under this? — Improving maternal health outcomes can lead to better health outcomes for infants and children. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Improved public health infrastructure for maternal mortality can benefit all income levels, including low-income families.
- Healthcare
- Does this put more money into medical research? — The bill increases annual funding for maternal mortality review and prevention efforts from $58 million to $100 million. Does this make health care easier to get in general? — The bill enhances maternal health care by disseminating prevention best practices and improving mortality review processes.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow the gap between how men and women are treated? — The bill addresses maternal mortality, a critical health issue that disproportionately affects women.
- 1/28/2026
- 3 Cosponsors added.
- 12/4/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/20/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/16/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 10/3/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 9/18/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 7/31/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- 5 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in Senate
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