# 116-hr-4996: Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020

116-hr-4996, Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-4996
- Congress: 116
- Title: Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2020
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- Introduced: 2019-11-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 36
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Helping Medicaid Offer Maternity Services Act of 2019 or the Helping MOMS Act of 2019 This bill allows states to provide one year of postpartum coverage under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). (Current law requires 60 days of postpartum coverage.) Additionally, the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission must report on specified information relating to coverage of doula services under state Medicaid programs, including coverage barriers and recommendations for improvement.

## Cosponsors (36)

- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2019-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Herrera Beutler, Jaime [R-WA-3] (R-WA), 2019-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- GREG WALDEN (R-OR), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- ELIOT ENGEL (D-NY), 2019-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2019-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Guthrie, Brett [R-KY-2] (R-KY), 2019-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25] (D-CA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2019-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2019-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] (D-WA), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2019-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Axne, Cynthia [D-IA-3] (D-IA), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shalala, Donna E. [D-FL-27] (D-FL), 2020-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] (D-IL), 2020-02-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lamb, Conor [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- SUSAN DAVIS (D-CA), 2020-05-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-07-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-4996 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4996)

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- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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