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Kira Johnson Act

USA118th CongressS-2239| Senate 
| Updated: 7/11/2023
Raphael G. Warnock

Raphael G. Warnock

Democratic Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (5)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Kira Johnson Act This bill establishes various grants for establishing or expanding programs to advance maternal health equity. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants for community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for demographic groups with elevated rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal health disparities, and other adverse outcomes; training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and programs in hospitals, health systems, and other maternity care settings to establish processes to identify and address instances of racism or evidence of bias in maternity care (i.e., respectful maternity care compliance programs). HHS must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the respectful maternity care compliance programs.
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Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1042
Kira Johnson Act
May 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3310
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 11, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1042
    Kira Johnson Act


  • May 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3310
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 11, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 11, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3310: Kira Johnson Act
  • HR 118-3305: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • S 118-1606: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act

Kira Johnson Act

USA118th CongressS-2239| Senate 
| Updated: 7/11/2023
Kira Johnson Act This bill establishes various grants for establishing or expanding programs to advance maternal health equity. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) must award grants for community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for demographic groups with elevated rates of maternal mortality and morbidity, maternal health disparities, and other adverse outcomes; training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and programs in hospitals, health systems, and other maternity care settings to establish processes to identify and address instances of racism or evidence of bias in maternity care (i.e., respectful maternity care compliance programs). HHS must contract with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the respectful maternity care compliance programs.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

S 117-1042
Kira Johnson Act
May 19, 2023

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-3310
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Jul 11, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Jul 11, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    S 117-1042
    Kira Johnson Act


  • May 19, 2023

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-3310
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.


  • July 11, 2023
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 11, 2023
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Raphael G. Warnock

Raphael G. Warnock

Democratic Senator

Georgia

Cosponsors (5)
Alex Padilla (Democratic)Christopher Murphy (Democratic)Tina Smith (Democratic)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)

Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee

Health

Related Bills

  • HR 118-3310: Kira Johnson Act
  • HR 118-3305: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • S 118-1606: Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted