Social Determinants for Moms Act
Sponsored By: Senator Richard Blumenthal
Introduced
Summary
Coordinate federal action on the social drivers of maternal health. This bill would create a government-wide Task Force and a grant program to tackle preventable maternal deaths, severe maternal illness, and disparities by linking clinical care to housing, food, transportation, environmental risks, childcare, and violence prevention.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Local grants for maternal supports
If enacted, HHS would run a competitive grant program that gives money to community and Tribal groups to address housing, transportation, nutrition, childcare during appointments, employment supports, environmental risks, and services for survivors of intimate partner violence for pregnant and postpartum people. Grants would prioritize areas with high maternal deaths, severe maternal morbidity, maternal health disparities, and high poverty. Grantees would get technical help to plan for sustaining programs after the grant ends. Grantees would report within one year of award and annually; HHS would submit a summary and funding recommendations to Congress by the end of FY2031. The bill would authorize $100 million per year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. The funds would go to organizations, not directly to households.
Federal maternal health task force
If enacted, the HHS Secretary would convene a federal Task Force of agency leaders and outside members to coordinate strategies on clinical and nonclinical causes of maternal death, severe maternal morbidity, and disparities. Members would include officials from HHS and other agencies (for example, HUD, Transportation, Agriculture, Labor, EPA, CDC, NIH, Indian Health Service, and the DOJ Office on Violence Against Women) and may include patients, Tribal leaders, and community perinatal workers. The Task Force would study barriers such as housing access, delivery of perinatal necessities to food deserts, childcare during prenatal and postpartum visits, environmental harms, and intimate partner violence. The Task Force would report to Congress and publish a public report not later than two years after enactment and annually thereafter. The bill would exempt the Task Force from automatic termination under 5 U.S.C. §1013. The Task Force would not itself send money to households.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Richard Blumenthal
CT • D
Cosponsors
Angela Alsobrooks
MD • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Cory Booker
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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