# 118-hr-4581: Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024

118-hr-4581, Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024, is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA); status became_law; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-01-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-4581
- Congress: 118
- Title: Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2023-07-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA)
- Cosponsors: 62
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-04

## Summary

**This law makes stillbirth prevention a clear goal of the Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant and authorizes funding for evidence-based programs and outcome research to reduce stillbirth.** - Families and pregnant people gain support through programs that promote fetal movement tracking, safe sleep guidance during pregnancy, smoking cessation, and community home visits or other support services. - State and local Maternal and Child Health programs and health providers can use Title V funds for screening and surveillance for fetal growth restriction and for efforts to improve birth timing in pregnancies with risk factors. - Researchers and public health agencies get an explicit funding basis for outcome research and evaluation of interventions aimed at lowering stillbirth rates and measuring what works.

## Cosponsors (62)

- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2023-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2023-07-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nunn, Zachary [R-IA-3] (R-IA), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sherrill, Mikie [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2023-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2023-07-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2023-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2023-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. D'Esposito, Anthony [R-NY-4] (R-NY), 2023-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Balderson, Troy [R-OH-12] (R-OH), 2023-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2023-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Feenstra, Randy [R-IA-4] (R-IA), 2023-09-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jeff [D-NC-14] (D-NC), 2023-09-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2023-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2023-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2023-09-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2023-09-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2023-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2023-09-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luetkemeyer, Blaine [R-MO-3] (R-MO), 2023-09-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nickel, Wiley [D-NC-13] (D-NC), 2023-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ruppersberger, C. A. Dutch [D-MD-2] (D-MD), 2023-10-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Phillips, Dean [D-MN-3] (D-MN), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2023-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-5] (R-FL), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2023-11-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2023-11-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Caraveo, Yadira [D-CO-8] (D-CO), 2023-11-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2023-11-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crane, Elijah [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2023-12-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2023-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2023-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2023-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO), 2023-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2023-12-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2024-01-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2024-01-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ryan, Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2024-01-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Spanberger, Abigail Davis [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2024-01-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2024-02-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Griffith, H. Morgan [R-VA-9] (R-VA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2024-02-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2024-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Budzinski, Nikki [D-IL-13] (D-IL), 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2024-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2024-03-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2024-05-07T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2024-05-15T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed | 408 | 3 |

## Provisions PRIA read

- More stillbirth prevention help in pregnancy: benefit, medium. The law adds stillbirth prevention as a core goal of the Maternal and Child Health Block Grant. States and territories can use these funds for evidence-based programs and research to reduce stillbirths. Allowed activities include tracking fetal movement, timing births for high-risk pregnancies, saf…

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## Sources
- [118-hr-4581 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/4581)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/118-hr-4581 (as of 2026-01-04).