# 119-s-4187: Data to Save Moms Act

119-s-4187, Data to Save Moms Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4187
- Congress: 119
- Title: Data to Save Moms Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**Improving maternal health data and boosting community input to reduce pregnancy-related deaths, especially for racial and Tribal minority groups.** This bill would fund community engagement for maternal mortality review committees, expand what those committees review, and back targeted research and data reviews to spot and fix disparities. - Families and communities: Would fund competitive grants to maternal mortality review committees to add diverse community members and cover training, transportation, and compensation. It would authorize $10 million per year for 2027–2031 for these grants and reserve at least $1.5 million annually for Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations. - American Indian and Alaska Native communities: Would require a comprehensive AI/AN maternal health study with a 12-member advisory panel, listening sessions, and analysis across IHS, tribal, urban Indian, and non-IHS settings. It would authorize $2 million per year for 2027–2029 for that study. - Data, quality measures, and research: Would require HHS, through the CMS Administrator and the AHRQ Director, to review maternal health data systems and quality measures and publish recommendations within a year. It would also create $10 million per year in grants for minority-serving institutions for research on disparities and workforce diversity for 2027–2031. *Would authorize at least $106 million in specified federal funding for 2027–2031 and additional unspecified sums for the comprehensive review, increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Review of maternal data and measures: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS (through CMS and AHRQ) would conduct a comprehensive review of how maternal health data are collected and how maternity quality is measured. The review would cover timeliness of death certificate changes, demographic data in electronic records, hospital reporting barriers, MMRC memb…
- Clear maternal health definitions added: benefit, low. If enacted, this bill would add clear statutory definitions for maternal health terms. It would define "postpartum" as the one-year period after pregnancy. It would list who counts as a maternity care provider, including a State-accredited doula eligible for Medicaid reimbursement and certain lacta…
- American Indian and Alaska Native maternal study: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would contract within 90 days with an independent research group or a Tribal Epidemiology Center to study maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among American Indian and Alaska Native people. The study would include a 12-member advisory group representing each I…
- Grants for minority-serving maternal research: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would create a competitive grant program for minority-serving institutions to study maternal deaths and severe maternal health problems affecting racial and ethnic minority groups. The program would be authorized at $10 million per year for FY2027–2031. HHS could use up to 10% of th…
- Stronger maternal mortality review committees: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would offer competitive grants to State, Tribal, and Urban Indian maternal mortality review committees to boost community representation and engagement. The grants could pay for recruiting and compensating diverse community members, training, transportation, and other supports, and…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4187 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4187)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1507: Agriculture Resilience Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1507)
- [119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3990)
- [119-s-2823: FAMILY Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2823)
- [119-s-3869: Healthy Families Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3869)
- [119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4187 (as of 2026-08-21).