# 119-hr-9065: Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026

119-hr-9065, Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9065
- Congress: 119
- Title: Pregnancy Loss Mental Health Research Act of 2026
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-29
- Sponsor: Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-26

## Summary

**Conditions on grants for pregnancy-loss mental health treatment.** This bill would require grant recipients to follow strict spending and patient-charge rules for clinical mental health care after a pregnancy loss. - Families: Patients would have limits on what they can be charged for services. Fees could be lower for people with limited finances. - Providers and grant recipients: Grantees would be limited to using no more than 5% of the grant for administration, accounting, reporting, and oversight. - Payers and other programs: Grants must supplement and not replace other funds for care. They may not pay for services if payment has been or reasonably can be made by a state compensation program, an insurance policy, a federal or state health benefits program, or an entity that provides health services on a prepaid basis.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2026-05-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National study on pregnancy-loss mental health: benefit, low. If enacted, the National Institute of Mental Health would run a national, long-term study on mental health after pregnancy loss. The study would cover miscarriage, stillbirth, and abortion. The NIMH Director would report to Congress no later than three years after enactment and periodically after t…
- Grants for mental health after pregnancy loss: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would expand a federal mental-health grant program to help people who experienced pregnancy loss. Grants could pay for screening, outpatient and home-based care, inpatient care management, family supports, transportation, respite, and counseling on financial help and insurance.…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-2395: SHORT Act
- 119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9065 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9065)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-2395: SHORT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2395)
- [119-hr-21: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-21)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9065 (as of 2026-06-26).