# 116-hr-4995: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020

116-hr-4995, Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4995
- Congress: 116
- Title: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Introduced: 2019-11-08
- Sponsor: ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 31
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Excellence in Maternal Health Act of 2019 This bill expands initiatives to address maternal health in rural areas and promote innovation in the field. Specifically, the bill requires the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish rural obstetric networks for improving outcomes in birth and maternal morbidity through collaboration, training, and program evaluation. HRSA also must award demonstration program grants to (1) train physicians, medical residents, and other practitioners to provide maternal and obstetric services in rural communities; and (2) support academic programs that develop or provide training to improve maternal care in rural areas. Further, the bill adds maternal health services as part of the telehealth network and telehealth resource centers grant programs. The bill also makes a series of changes to the research and reporting requirements of the Department of Health and Human Services and the Government Accountability Office with respect to data on maternal health outcomes. Additionally, the bill establishes grants to (1) develop best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality; (2) train health care professionals about reducing and preventing discrimination when providing maternal health services; (3) support the collaboration of professionals across health settings with respect to maternal health; (4) establish evidence-informed, integrated health care services for pregnant and postpartum women and their infants. HRSA also must contract with an independent research organization to study and make recommendations to accredited school training programs about discrimination and implicit and explicit biases.

## Cosponsors (31)

- Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] (R-OH), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bucshon, Larry [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres Small, Xochitl [D-NM-2] (D-NM), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] (R-OH), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2019-11-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2019-11-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-12-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-01-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2020-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2020-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Levin, Andy [D-MI-9] (D-MI), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-4995 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4995)

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