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119-hr-8811119th CongressWALLET

Moms Matter Act

Sponsored By: Representative Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

Introduced

Summary

Creates federal grants to expand maternal mental health services and grow the maternal mental health workforce. This bill would fund local programs that integrate mental health into maternity care and support training to increase providers in high-need communities.

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  • Families: Pregnant and postpartum people could gain expanded screening, group prenatal and postpartum care, suicide and self-harm prevention programs, and referrals to evidence-based addiction treatment.
  • Community providers and access: Community-based organizations, freestanding birth centers, and maternity care providers could get grants to integrate mental and behavioral health, run awareness campaigns, set up toll-free hotlines, and improve care coordination.
  • Workforce and training programs: Grants would expand schools and training, offer scholarships, and prioritize recruiting diverse students and clinicians who plan to serve health professional shortage areas and regions with maternal health disparities. Grants may last up to five years.

*It would authorize $25 million per year for the equity grants and $15 million per year for the workforce grants for FY2027–2031, about $40 million per year in federal spending over that period.*

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More maternal mental health help

This bill would create a Maternal Mental Health Equity Grant Program at HHS. The program would get $25 million each year for FY2027–FY2031. Grants would fund screenings, counseling, addiction-treatment referrals, hotlines, group prenatal/postpartum care, suicide prevention, provider training, and related coordination. Community groups, clinics, states, tribes, and freestanding birth centers could apply. The Secretary would prioritize applicants serving areas with high maternal death or severe maternal morbidity and Health Professional Shortage Areas. Recipients would report annually and HHS would give Congress a program evaluation by the end of fiscal year 2030. The bill defines postpartum as the one-year period after pregnancy.

Train more maternal mental health providers

This bill would create Maternal Mental and Behavioral Health Care Workforce Grants. The program would get $15 million each year for FY2027–FY2031. Grants (for up to five years) would help start or expand schools and training, add scholarships, and increase enrollment capacity for providers who treat maternal mental health and substance use disorders. The Secretary would prioritize programs that recruit racial and ethnic minority students and students likely to practice in Health Professional Shortage Areas and would require curriculum on implicit bias and racism. Recipients must report annually and HHS must publish a program evaluation within four years of enactment.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9]

NY • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

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

    VA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/24/2026

  • Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

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

    DC • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4]

    MD • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1]

    MO • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6]

    MI • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3]

    OH • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7]

    AL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5]

    CT • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]

    KY • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7]

    AZ • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7]

    IN • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32]

    TX • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]

    FL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

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

    PA • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2026

  • Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2026

  • Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2]

    NC • D

    Sponsored 7/6/2026

  • Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 8/20/2026

  • Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 8/20/2026

Roll Call Votes

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