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116-hr-6144116th Congress

Kira Johnson Act

Sponsored By: Representative Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

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Summary

Kira Johnson Act This bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to improve outcomes and reduce bias, racism, and discrimination in maternal care settings. Specifically, HHS must award grants to (1) community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for African American women, (2) eligible entities to provide certain training to health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings, and (3) specified health care facilities to establish respectful maternity care compliance offices. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study the implementation and impact of the compliance offices.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

NC • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]

    DC • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • WM. CLAY

    MO • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 3/9/2020

  • Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 3/11/2020

  • Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 7/22/2020

  • Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 9/1/2020

  • Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2020

  • Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 11/2/2020

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 11/9/2020

  • Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3]

    PA • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 11/18/2020

  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/20/2020

  • Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 11/20/2020

  • Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2020

  • Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2020

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2020

  • Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 12/17/2020

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