# 116-hr-6144: Kira Johnson Act

116-hr-6144, Kira Johnson Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6144
- Congress: 116
- Title: Kira Johnson Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-03-09
- Sponsor: Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 29
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (29)

- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5] (D-FL), 2020-03-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Finkenauer, Abby [D-IA-1] (D-IA), 2020-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2020-11-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-11-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2020-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2020-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] (D-MI), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-7120: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-6144 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6144)

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- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2474: Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2474)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
- [116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1773)
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