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119-hr-6238119th CongressWALLET

NIH IMPROVE Act

Sponsored By: Representative Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

Passed House

Summary

Improve maternal health outcomes. This bill would create the NIH IMPROVE Initiative to fund research, community interventions, and multi-factor studies to prevent maternal deaths, reduce severe maternal morbidity, and target racial and regional disparities.

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  • Pregnant and postpartum women: Receive research-backed prevention and care strategies aimed at lowering deaths and severe complications.
  • Disproportionately affected communities: Get community-based programs and evaluations focused on local causes of high maternal mortality.
  • Researchers and health systems: NIH may award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements to study biological, behavioral, and regional drivers and to test interventions.

*Would authorize $63.4 million per year from 2026 through 2030, thereby increasing federal spending over that period.*

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

NIH funding for maternal health research

If enacted, NIH would set up the IMPROVE Initiative to cut preventable maternal deaths and severe complications. It would target pregnant and postpartum women and communities with the highest risk. NIH would fund research and community projects through grants, contracts, and partnerships. The bill would authorize $63.4 million each year for fiscal years 2026–2030. Work would study biological, behavioral, and other factors and test community-based solutions.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

IL • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

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

    DC • D

    Sponsored 4/15/2026

  • Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 4/29/2026

  • Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/19/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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