# 119-s-4195: Kira Johnson Act

119-s-4195, Kira Johnson Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4195
- Congress: 119
- Title: Kira Johnson Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-25
- Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**maternal health equity**. This bill would create grants, training, compliance programs, and studies aimed at reducing maternal deaths, severe complications, and bias in care for Black and other underserved pregnant and postpartum people. - Community groups and families: About $100 million per year for FY2027–2031 would fund community‑based organizations to expand culturally and linguistically congruent services, group prenatal and postpartum care, midwifery development, and supports that address social determinants of maternal health. - Maternity care workers and clinical staff: Grants would fund ongoing respectful maternity care training for all employees who interact with pregnant and postpartum people, including emergency personnel and WIC‑covered settings. The bill authorizes about $5 million per year for FY2027–2031 and requires reporting on training status and patient outcomes. - Hospitals, systems, and oversight: Hospitals can get grants to build respectful maternity care compliance programs with patient complaint processes, public patient‑experience reporting, and annual deidentified submissions to HHS. The bill also directs a National Academies study to finish in 24 months and requires GAO reports beginning two years after enactment and annually thereafter. *If enacted, the bill would increase federal spending by authorizing about $100 million per year for community grants and $5 million per year for training from FY2027–2031, plus additional amounts for compliance programs, thereby increasing federal outlays.*

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Community grants for maternal equity: benefit, high. If enacted, HHS would run a grant program giving community groups money to improve maternal health in places with high maternal death or severe complications. The program would authorize $100 million each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. HHS would spend the first year after enactment doing…
- Hospital respectful care programs: benefit, medium. If enacted, HHS would give grants to accredited hospitals and health systems to set up respectful maternity care compliance programs. Funded programs would create ways for patients, families, and perinatal workers to report racism or bias and would follow up when possible. Hospitals would publicly…
- Training to reduce maternity bias: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would award training grants to reduce bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care. The bill would authorize $5 million each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Grants would favor ongoing, periodic trainings that offer continuing education credits and include trauma-infor…
- Study on bias in maternity care: benefit, low. If enacted, HHS would seek an agreement within 90 days with the National Academies to study how to reduce bias and advance respectful, trauma-informed maternity care. The National Academies would have 24 months to finish and send a report to Congress. The study could recommend scorecards or standar…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4195 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4195)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-5022: Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5022)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [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-2763: Keep Billionaires Out of Social Security Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2763)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4195 (as of 2026-08-21).