# 119-hr-8811: Moms Matter Act

119-hr-8811, Moms Matter Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-30).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8811
- Congress: 119
- Title: Moms Matter Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 51
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-30

## 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. - 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.*

## Cosponsors (51)

- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schrier, Kim [D-WA-8] (D-WA), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stansbury, Melanie A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Figures, Shomari [D-AL-2] (D-AL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4] (D-NV), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7] (D-AL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Jonathan L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Conaway, Herbert C. [D-NJ-3] (D-NJ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Adelita S. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6] (D-GA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Latimer, George [D-NY-16] (D-NY), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pou, Nellie [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Salinas, Andrea [D-OR-6] (D-OR), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2] (D-NC), 2026-07-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McBride, Sarah [D-DE-At Large] (D-DE), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-10] (D-CA), 2026-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More maternal mental health help: benefit, medium. 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 r…
- Train more maternal mental health providers: benefit, medium. 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 trea…

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- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act
- 119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8811 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8811)

## Related
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
- [119-hr-18: Bipartisan Background Checks Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-18)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8811 (as of 2026-10-30).