# 119-hr-1909: Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025

119-hr-1909, Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1909
- Congress: 119
- Title: Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-11-03

## Summary

**Strengthens federal support for state maternal mortality reviews and mandates annual sharing of prevention best practices.** This bill would reauthorize and expand federal activities to improve maternal mortality data and spread practices that help prevent maternal deaths and severe morbidity. - Families and pregnant people: Would aim to improve maternal health outcomes by improving cause-of-death records and getting prevention practices into hospitals and clinics. - State review committees and public health agencies: Reauthorizes support for State-based maternal mortality review committees and adds obstetricians and gynecologists to the list of clinical specialties involved in reviews. - Hospitals and provider groups: Requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, in consultation with the Health Resources and Services Administration, to disseminate best practices to hospitals, State professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives at least once per fiscal year. *Would authorize $100.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, replacing a prior $58.0 million annual authorization for 2019–2023.*

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cammack, Kat [R-FL-3] (R-FL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mackenzie, Ryan [R-PA-7] (R-PA), 2025-03-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2025-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-05-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2025-05-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-07-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Houlahan, Chrissy [D-PA-6] (D-PA), 2025-07-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2025-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2026-03-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dexter, Maxine [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] (D-MA), 2026-08-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding for maternal death reviews: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would authorize $100 million each year for fiscal years 2025–2029 to support state maternal mortality review committees. This would replace the prior $58 million per year authorization for 2019–2023. States and groups that run reviews could receive these grants if Congres…
- Better data on maternal deaths: benefit, medium. If enacted, state maternal mortality review committees would add obstetricians and gynecologists to their clinical reviewers. They would work with death certifiers to improve death record reports and quality. Committees could amend cause-of-death details on death certificates when appropriate. Some…
- Yearly maternal safety best practices: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would share best practices to prevent maternal deaths and injuries. The CDC Director would lead this, in consultation with HRSA. Hospitals, state medical society groups, and perinatal quality collaboratives would receive the guidance. The government would send updates at least once…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-1909 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1909)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1909 (as of 2026-11-03).