# 119-hr-8008: Social Determinants for Moms Act

119-hr-8008, Social Determinants for Moms Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8008
- Congress: 119
- Title: Social Determinants for Moms Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
- Cosponsors: 43
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Social determinants of maternal health** are the focus of this bill. It would create a federal Task Force and fund community grants to tackle housing, food, safety, and other nonmedical drivers of maternal deaths and severe maternal illness. - Families: Pregnant and postpartum people would gain support for nonclinical needs like housing, transportation, nutrition, employment, environmental risks, and services for intimate partner violence during the one-year postpartum period. - Community and Tribal organizations: Community-based groups, Indian Tribes, Urban Indian organizations, public health departments, nonprofits, or consortia could receive grants. Grants would prioritize areas with high maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, disparities, or high poverty and require grantees to report disaggregated outcomes. - Federal coordination and accountability: An HHS-led Task Force with 17 ex officio agency members would coordinate actions across health, housing, transportation, environment, and justice. The Task Force must deliver a report to Congress within two years and then annually. *Authorizes $100 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, totaling $500 million in authorized appropriations.*

## Cosponsors (43)

- Rep. Amo, Gabe [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-03-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Federal grants for pregnant and new mothers: benefit, medium. This bill would create a competitive HHS grant program to fund community and Tribal groups that help pregnant and postpartum people. Grants could pay for housing supports, rides to prenatal and postpartum care, healthy food, job and economic supports, environmental fixes, intimate-partner violence…
- HHS task force on maternal health: benefit, medium. This bill would require the HHS Secretary to convene a Task Force to coordinate federal action to eliminate preventable maternal deaths, severe maternal morbidity, and disparities. The group would include 17 named federal agencies and could add patients, community leaders, Tribal health leaders, pe…
- Clear maternal health definitions and providers: benefit, low. This bill would define key maternal health terms used across the program. "Postpartum" would mean the 1-year period after pregnancy. "Maternal mortality," "pregnancy-related death," and "severe maternal morbidity" would explicitly include deaths and conditions from mental health and substance use d…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5390: FAMILY Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8008 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8008)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [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-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8008 (as of 2026-10-03).