Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018
Sponsored By: Representative Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
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Summary
Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2017 This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to establish a program under which HHS may make grants to states for the purpose of: (1) reviewing pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths (maternal deaths); (2) establishing and sustaining a maternal mortality review committee to review relevant information; (3) ensuring that the state department of health develops a plan for ongoing health care provider education in order to improve the quality of maternal care, disseminate findings, and implement recommendations; (4) disseminating a case abstraction form to aid information collection for HHS review and preserve its uniformity; and (5) providing for the public disclosure of information included in state reports. The bill defines "pregnancy-associated death" as the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the cause of death. It defines "pregnancy-related death" as the death of a woman while pregnant or during the one-year period following the date of the end of pregnancy, irrespective of the pregnancy's duration, from any cause related to, or aggravated by, the pregnancy or its management, excluding any accidental or incidental cause. States shall develop procedures for mandatory reporting to their departments of health by health facilities and professionals concerning maternal deaths and for voluntary reporting of such deaths by family members. States shall investigate each case and prepare a case summary for each case, to be reviewed by the committee and included in applicable reports. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to direct HHS to take specified steps to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3]
WA • R
Cosponsors
Panetta
CA • D
Sponsored 10/31/2017
Waters
CA • D
Sponsored 11/3/2017
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 11/14/2017
Green, Al (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 11/17/2017
Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3]
MN • R
Sponsored 11/17/2017
Rep. Donovan, Daniel M., Jr. [R-NY-11]
NY • R
Sponsored 11/17/2017
Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25]
CA • R
Sponsored 11/17/2017
Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14]
PA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2017
Rep. Lujan Grisham, Michelle [D-NM-1]
NM • D
Sponsored 11/29/2017
Rep. Lowenthal, Alan S. [D-CA-47]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/12/2017
Fitzpatrick
PA • R
Sponsored 12/14/2017
Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2]
ME • R
Sponsored 12/14/2017
Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10]
CA • R
Sponsored 12/15/2017
Connolly
VA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2018
Johnson (GA)
GA • D
Sponsored 1/16/2018
Krishnamoorthi
IL • D
Sponsored 1/29/2018
Brownley
CA • D
Sponsored 2/20/2018
Davis (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
NY • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Dingell
MI • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Rep. Dent, Charles W. [R-PA-15]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 3/15/2018
Joyce (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 3/20/2018
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol [D-NH-1]
NH • D
Sponsored 3/22/2018
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Levin, Sander M. [D-MI-9]
MI • D
Sponsored 4/5/2018
Rep. Crowley, Joseph [D-NY-14]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/10/2018
Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]
IL • R
Sponsored 4/10/2018
Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
KY • D
Sponsored 4/10/2018
DeLauro
CT • D
Sponsored 4/10/2018
Rep. Collins, Chris [R-NY-27]
NY • R
Sponsored 4/11/2018
Wasserman Schultz
FL • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/13/2018
Bacon
NE • R
Sponsored 4/16/2018
Chu
CA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2018
Adam Schiff
CA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2018
Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1]
NE • R
Sponsored 4/18/2018
Clarke (NY)
NY • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
McGovern
MA • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4]
MD • D
Sponsored 4/24/2018
Cohen
TN • D
Sponsored 4/25/2018
Quigley
IL • D
Sponsored 4/25/2018
Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-27]
FL • R
Sponsored 4/26/2018
Castro (TX)
TX • D
Sponsored 5/7/2018
Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/7/2018
Rep. King, Peter T. [R-NY-2]
NY • R
Sponsored 5/8/2018
Rep. Comstock, Barbara [R-VA-10]
VA • R
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1]
IN • D
Sponsored 5/10/2018
Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-7]
MA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Cleaver
MO • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13]
MI • D
Sponsored 3/2/2017
Rep. Costello, Ryan A. [R-PA-6]
PA • R
Sponsored 3/2/2017
DeGette
CO • D
Sponsored 3/2/2017
Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/7/2017
Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]
RI • D
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Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5]
TN • D
Sponsored 3/13/2017
Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13]
OH • D
Sponsored 3/13/2017
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]
IL • D
Sponsored 3/13/2017
Roger Marshall
KS • R
Sponsored 3/13/2017
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Doggett
TX • D
Sponsored 3/16/2017
Rep. Coffman, Mike [R-CO-6]
CO • R
Sponsored 3/20/2017
Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/20/2017
Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-17]
PA • D
Sponsored 3/23/2017
Pocan
WI • D
Sponsored 3/23/2017
Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]
MA • D
Sponsored 3/23/2017
Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10]
WA • D
Sponsored 3/23/2017
Swalwell
CA • D
Sponsored 3/23/2017
Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5]
GA • D
Sponsored 3/23/2017
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2017
Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14]
CA • D
Sponsored 3/24/2017
Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3]
OR • D
Sponsored 3/24/2017
Rep. Esty, Elizabeth H. [D-CT-5]
CT • D
Sponsored 3/28/2017
Thompson (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 3/28/2017
Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8]
MN • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Rep. Roe, David P. [R-TN-1]
TN • R
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Raskin
MD • D
Sponsored 3/29/2017
Himes
CT • D
Sponsored 4/3/2017
Jacky Rosen
NV • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Thompson (MS)
MS • D
Sponsored 4/5/2017
Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]
IL • D
Sponsored 4/6/2017
Aguilar
CA • D
Sponsored 4/8/2017
Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-16]
NY • D
Sponsored 4/12/2017
DelBene
WA • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Beatty
OH • D
Sponsored 4/17/2017
Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]
CA • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Courtney
CT • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Bonamici
OR • D
Sponsored 4/25/2017
Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1]
MN • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Rep. Murphy, Stephanie N. [D-FL-7]
FL • D
Sponsored 5/1/2017
Smith (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 5/2/2017
Schneider
IL • D
Sponsored 5/11/2017
Peters
CA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Pingree
ME • D
Sponsored 5/17/2017
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
OR • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16]
TX • D
Sponsored 5/19/2017
Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 5/22/2017
Peter Welch
VT • D
Sponsored 5/25/2017
Scott, David
GA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2017
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 6/2/2017
Norcross
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/8/2017
Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15]
NY • D
Sponsored 6/8/2017
Boyle (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 6/12/2017
Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3]
WI • D
Sponsored 6/21/2017
Lisa Blunt Rochester
DE • D
Sponsored 6/21/2017
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 6/21/2017
Matsui
CA • D
Sponsored 6/29/2017
Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]
IN • R
Sponsored 7/11/2017
Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7]
NJ • R
Sponsored 7/26/2017
Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]
FL • D
Sponsored 9/1/2017
Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
HI • D
Sponsored 9/1/2017
Carson
IN • D
Sponsored 9/1/2017
Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15]
OH • R
Sponsored 9/1/2017
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Stefanik
NY • R
Sponsored 9/14/2017
Rep. Katko, John [R-NY-24]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/5/2017
Meeks
NY • D
Sponsored 9/26/2018
Griffith
VA • R
Sponsored 9/28/2018
DeSaulnier
CA • D
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Rep. Cheney, Liz [R-WY-At Large]
WY • R
Sponsored 10/19/2018
Clark (MA)
MA • D
Sponsored 5/15/2018
Harris (MD)
MD • R
Sponsored 5/16/2018
Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]
CA • D
Sponsored 5/17/2018
Sewell
AL • D
Sponsored 5/29/2018
Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10]
FL • D
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]
MI • D
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Grijalva
AZ • D
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Carbajal
CA • D
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Rep. Faso, John J. [R-NY-19]
NY • R
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Amodei (NV)
NV • R
Sponsored 6/1/2018
Rep. Yoder, Kevin [R-KS-3]
KS • R
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Adams
NC • D
Sponsored 6/5/2018
Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30]
TX • D
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]
CO • D
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Rep. Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-39]
CA • R
Sponsored 6/8/2018
Schakowsky
IL • D
Sponsored 6/12/2018
Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4]
NC • D
Sponsored 6/14/2018
Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6]
WA • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Watson Coleman
NJ • D
Sponsored 6/19/2018
Rep. Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3]
WV • R
Sponsored 6/26/2018
Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1]
PA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2018
Scott (VA)
VA • D
Sponsored 6/27/2018
Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6]
MI • R
Sponsored 6/28/2018
Ruben Gallego
AZ • D
Sponsored 7/10/2018
Velazquez
NY • D
Sponsored 7/10/2018
Espaillat
NY • D
Sponsored 7/12/2018
Rep. Young, David [R-IA-3]
IA • R
Sponsored 7/12/2018
Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]
IL • D
Sponsored 7/16/2018
Fleischmann
TN • R
Sponsored 7/17/2018
Rutherford
FL • R
Sponsored 7/17/2018
Suozzi
NY • D
Sponsored 7/24/2018
Calvert
CA • R
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Evans (PA)
PA • D
Sponsored 7/25/2018
Titus
NV • D
Sponsored 7/26/2018
Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2]
UT • R
Sponsored 8/14/2018
Del. Bordallo, Madeleine Z. [D-GU-At Large]
GU • D
Sponsored 8/14/2018
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 8/31/2018
Rep. Curbelo, Carlos [R-FL-26]
FL • R
Sponsored 9/5/2018
Rep. Walters, Mimi [R-CA-45]
CA • R
Sponsored 9/6/2018
Bost
IL • R
Sponsored 9/12/2018
Rep. Frelinghuysen, Rodney P. [R-NJ-11]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/12/2018
Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3]
NJ • R
Sponsored 9/13/2018
Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9]
CA • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Frankel, Lois
FL • D
Sponsored 9/17/2018
Torres (CA)
CA • D
Sponsored 9/20/2018
Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18]
TX • D
Sponsored 9/24/2018
Wilson (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 9/24/2018
Larsen (WA)
WA • D
Sponsored 9/24/2018
McCollum
MN • D
Sponsored 9/24/2018
Sanchez
CA • D
Sponsored 9/26/2018
Rep. Kihuen, Ruben J. [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 9/28/2018
Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-5]
MI • D
Sponsored 10/5/2018
Rep. Reed, Tom [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 10/19/2018
Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3]
MD • D
Sponsored 10/26/2018
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 10/26/2018
Rep. Delaney, John K. [D-MD-6]
MD • D
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large]
PR • R
Sponsored 11/2/2018
Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32]
CA • D
Sponsored 11/6/2018
Jayapal
WA • D
Sponsored 11/29/2018
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2018
Morelle
NY • D
Sponsored 12/10/2018
Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29]
TX • D
Sponsored 12/10/2018
Latta
OH • R
Sponsored 12/10/2018
Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29]
CA • D
Sponsored 12/10/2018
Cole
OK • R
Sponsored 12/11/2018
Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
TX • R
Sponsored 12/11/2018
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