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S3254119th CongressWALLET

NIH IMPROVE Act

Sponsored By: Senator Katie Britt

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Summary

Improve maternal health outcomes by creating a dedicated NIH initiative that would fund research on causes, disparities, and community interventions across pregnancy and the postpartum period. The NIH IMPROVE Act would focus on reducing preventable maternal deaths and severe maternal illness and on targeting communities with the worst outcomes.

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  • Families and pregnant people: Would fund studies and programs aimed at lowering preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity and at improving care before, during, and after pregnancy.
  • Disproportionately affected communities: Would support community-based interventions and regional research to identify and address higher rates of maternal death and severe illness among specific populations.
  • Researchers and health systems: Would authorize the NIH to award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to study biological, behavioral, and other risk factors and to build region-specific evidence for better care.

*The bill authorizes $73.4 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the Initiative.*

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New NIH Maternal Health Initiative

If enacted, the bill would create the IMPROVE Initiative at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NIH would be able to award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to run the program. The program would aim to reduce preventable maternal deaths and serious pregnancy-related illness and to narrow disparities for groups with higher rates. It would fund research on biological, behavioral, and other factors, test community-based interventions, and build regional evidence. The bill would authorize $73,400,000 each year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 to carry out the Initiative.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Katie Britt

AL • R

Cosponsors

  • Cory Booker

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

  • Raphael Warnock

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

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