# 119-s-2621: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.

119-s-2621, A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2621
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize support for State-based maternal mortality review committees, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to disseminate best practices on maternal mortality prevention to hospitals, State-based professional societies, and perinatal quality collaboratives, and for other purposes.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-07-31
- Sponsor: Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Strengthens and funds state maternal mortality review and prevention efforts.** It would broaden who can serve on review teams, improve the quality of death records used in reviews, require annual sharing of best practices, and increase authorized program funding through 2030. - Families and pregnant people: Hospitals and perinatal quality collaboratives would get annual CDC guidance on preventing maternal mortality and morbidity, which aims to speed adoption of proven practices. - Clinicians and hospitals: Obstetricians and gynecologists are explicitly added to the list of clinical specialists for maternal mortality review activities, and hospitals would be primary recipients of the best-practice guidance. - State review committees and data systems: The bill would require coordination with death certifiers to improve cause-of-death information and allow amendments to death certificates when appropriate. It also raises authorized funding to support these activities. *This bill would authorize $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030, increasing the program's annual authorized funding compared with prior levels.*

## Cosponsors (13)

- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-10-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-12-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-01-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- More funding for maternal reviews: benefit, medium. If enacted, the bill would authorize $100 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2030 for state maternal mortality review activities. States and eligible review groups could receive larger authorized grant funding. Actual spending would still depend on later congressional appropriations and…
- Stronger maternal death reviews and guidance: benefit, low. If enacted, review committees would explicitly include obstetricians and gynecologists. Committees would coordinate with death certifiers and could amend cause-of-death entries on death certificates when appropriate. The CDC, in consultation with HRSA, would share maternal mortality prevention best…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
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- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- 119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham, a Senator from the State of South Carolina.

## Sources
- [119-s-2621 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2621)

## Related
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- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1677: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1677)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
- [119-sres-801: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Lindsey Olin Graham,…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-801)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2621 (as of 2026-04-21).