Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
Sponsored By: Representative Carter (GA)
Introduced
Summary
Strengthens federal support for state maternal mortality reviews and mandates annual sharing of prevention best practices. This bill would reauthorize and expand federal activities to improve maternal mortality data and spread practices that help prevent maternal deaths and severe morbidity.
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- Families and pregnant people: Would aim to improve maternal health outcomes by improving cause-of-death records and getting prevention practices into hospitals and clinics.
- State review committees and public health agencies: Reauthorizes support for State-based maternal mortality review committees and adds obstetricians and gynecologists to the list of clinical specialties involved in reviews.
- Hospitals and provider groups: Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to disseminate best practices to hospitals, State professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives at least once per fiscal year.
*Would authorize $100.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, replacing a prior $58.0 million annual authorization for 2019–2023.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More funding for maternal death reviews
If enacted, the government would authorize $100 million each year for fiscal years 2025–2029 to support state maternal mortality review committees. This would replace the prior $58 million per year authorization for 2019–2023. States and groups that run reviews could receive these grants if Congress later provides the money.
Better data on maternal deaths
If enacted, state maternal mortality review committees would add obstetricians and gynecologists to their clinical reviewers. They would work with death certifiers to improve death record reports and quality. Committees could amend cause-of-death details on death certificates when appropriate. Some data would be used only if available.
Yearly maternal safety best practices
If enacted, HHS would share best practices to prevent maternal deaths and injuries. The CDC Director would lead this, in consultation with HRSA. Hospitals, state medical society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives would receive the guidance. The government would send updates at least once each fiscal year.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Carter (GA)
GA • R
Cosponsors
DeGette
CO • D
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Kelly (IL)
IL • D
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Cammack
FL • R
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Castor (FL)
FL • D
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Mackenzie
PA • R
Sponsored 3/6/2025
Mfume
MD • D
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
DC • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Moore (WI)
WI • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Moulton
MA • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Larson (CT)
CT • D
Sponsored 4/30/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 5/6/2025
Lofgren
CA • D
Sponsored 5/7/2025
Davids (KS)
KS • D
Sponsored 7/16/2025
Houlahan
PA • D
Sponsored 7/17/2025
Soto
FL • D
Sponsored 7/21/2025
Valadao
CA • R
Sponsored 11/7/2025
McBride
DE • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Lynch
MA • D
Sponsored 11/7/2025
Tonko
NY • D
Sponsored 3/12/2026
Hayes
CT • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Walkinshaw
VA • D
Sponsored 4/6/2026
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