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119-s-3254119th CongressWALLET

NIH IMPROVE Act

Sponsored By: Senator Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

Introduced

Summary

Creates the IMPROVE Initiative to reduce maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity. It would direct the National Institutes of Health to fund research, target health disparities, and test community-based interventions to improve care for pregnant and postpartum women.

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  • Families and pregnant people: Would support research and programs aimed at improving health before, during, and after pregnancy to reduce preventable deaths and severe complications.
  • Communities with high maternal risk: Would fund and evaluate community-based interventions focused on populations that experience disproportionately high rates of maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity.
  • Researchers and NIH: Would authorize the NIH Director to award grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements and to build regional evidence on biological, behavioral, and other factors affecting maternal outcomes.

*Would authorize $73.4 million per year for fiscal years 2026 through 2031, increasing federal spending over that period.*

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New NIH maternal health program

This bill would establish the IMPROVE Initiative at the National Institutes of Health. It would fund research and community programs to reduce maternal deaths and severe maternal health problems. The NIH Director would be authorized to award grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or other transactions to carry out the work. The program would get $73,400,000 each year from 2026 through 2031 and would target places and groups with large disparities in maternal outcomes.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]

AL • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 11/20/2025

  • Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 12/18/2025

  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 6/16/2026

  • Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA]

    VA • D

    Sponsored 7/14/2026

Roll Call Votes

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