# 119-s-4550: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

119-s-4550, Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-23).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4550
- Congress: 119
- Title: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-05-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-23

## Summary

**Improving data-driven, equity-focused maternal health tracking and response during public health emergencies.** This bill funds surveillance, research, public education, and capacity building so health systems can better protect pregnant and postpartum individuals and newborns during infectious threats. - Pregnant and postpartum individuals and newborns get faster, clearer guidance and public education on risks during outbreaks, plus new data collection on outcomes and experiences of respectful maternity care. - State, Tribal, territorial, and local public health agencies get capacity-building support to collect and transmit demographic maternal health data, including $100 million for the Surveillance for Emerging Threats to Mothers and Babies program. - Maternal Mortality Review Committees, Tribal partners, and local reviewers gain expanded partnerships and technical assistance through a $30 million ERASE MM allocation. - Researchers and survey systems get funding to modernize data and study interventions, including $45 million to transition and expand the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System and $15 million for NICHD research on groups with elevated maternal mortality. *Authorizes about $190 million in federal funding for surveillance, research, and public education, increasing federal spending.*

## Cosponsors (7)

- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Funding for maternal health programs: benefit, medium. This bill would authorize about $190 million for maternal health work at HHS and NIH. It would provide $100 million for CDC surveillance and regional centers, $30 million to expand Maternal Mortality Review support, $45 million to modernize and expand the PRAMS survey (including emergency questions…
- Guidance and education for maternity care: benefit, medium. This bill would create a federal Task Force to write and post multilingual recommendations on respectful, responsive maternity care during public health emergencies. The Task Force would address telehealth, access to high-risk care, companion presence during labor, newborn separation and breast mil…
- Public maternal health surveillance data: benefit, medium. This bill would require HHS (through CDC and CMS) to post deidentified data about pregnant and postpartum people during public health emergencies. Data would include tests, confirmed cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and other health outcomes. The data would be broken down by race, ethnicity, langua…
- Clear definitions for maternal health: benefit, low. This bill would add statutory definitions for terms used in the Act. Definitions would cover culturally and linguistically congruent care, maternal mortality (including suicide and overdose), perinatal health workers like doulas, the one-year postpartum period, respectful maternity care, and severe…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-3990: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-s-2823: FAMILY Act
- 119-s-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026
- 119-s-1503: Equality Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4550 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4550)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [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-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-51)
- [119-s-5108: Right to IVF Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5108)
- [119-s-1503: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1503)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4550 (as of 2026-08-23).