# 119-hr-6242: Healthy MOM Act

119-hr-6242, Healthy MOM Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6242
- Congress: 119
- Title: Healthy MOM Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Guarantee maternity coverage across major federal programs.** The Healthy MOM Act would create pregnancy-triggered enrollment, expand Medicaid and CHIP postpartum access, and require maternity benefits for dependents so pregnant people can get timely care. - Pregnant individuals and families: The bill would add a special enrollment period when pregnancy is reported for Marketplace plans, group plans, and ERISA-covered plans. Those enrollment rules would apply to plan years beginning January 1, 2027. - Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries: It would require 12 months of postpartum coverage and continuous eligibility and it would remove the statutory "185 percent" income phrasing while setting a state-based baseline tied to rules as of January 1, 2025. Most Medicaid and CHIP changes would take effect one year after enactment with a state legislative exception. - Dependents and federal workers: Group and individual plans that offer dependent coverage would have to cover maternity services for dependents of any age. The Office of Personnel Management would treat pregnancy as a qualifying life event for Federal Employee Health Benefits and related rules would begin 12 months after enactment.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frankel, Lois [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2025-11-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2025-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Pregnancy would open a sign-up window: benefit, medium. If enacted, pregnancy would open a special sign-up window for health coverage. Exchanges and group plans would need to let eligible but not enrolled people, and their eligible dependents, enroll when pregnancy is reported or confirmed by a provider. The federal government would set how long the win…
- Required maternity coverage for dependents: benefit, medium. If enacted, any health plan that covers dependents would have to cover maternity care for pregnant dependents. Coverage would include pregnancy care, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Plans would need to cover pregnant dependents at any age. These rules would start for plan years beginning o…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1877: Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6242 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6242)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5390)
- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1877: Protecting Americans’ Social Security Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1877)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6242 (as of 2026-04-21).