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HR6238119th CongressWALLET

NIH IMPROVE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Underwood

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Summary

Creates the IMPROVE Initiative at the NIH to fund research aimed at reducing preventable maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity. It would focus on cutting health disparities and on community‑based and biological research to improve care before, during, and after pregnancy.

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  • Families and pregnant or postpartum people: Would support research and programs designed to improve maternal health outcomes and identify risk factors behind leading causes of maternal death and severe illness.
  • Communities with high maternal mortality: Prioritizes projects that address regional and population disparities and that test community‑based interventions.
  • Researchers and health institutions: Gives the NIH Director authority to award grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions to study biological, behavioral, and social drivers of poor pregnancy outcomes.

*If enacted and fully funded, the bill would authorize $73.4 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for NIH maternal health research and related activities.*

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New NIH maternal health funding

If enacted, NIH would create the IMPROVE Initiative to fund research and community programs on maternal health. The NIH director would be able to award grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions. The bill would authorize $73,400,000 for each fiscal year 2026 through 2031 to carry out the program. The Initiative would target causes, risk factors, biological mechanisms, regional evidence, and community-based interventions to reduce preventable maternal deaths, severe maternal illness, and health disparities for pregnant and postpartum women.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Underwood

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Fitzpatrick

    PA • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

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