# 119-s-5449: Mothers and Newborns Success Act

119-s-5449, Mothers and Newborns Success Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-5449
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mothers and Newborns Success Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-09-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Health
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Cut maternal and infant deaths and shrink racial and geographic gaps in maternal health.** This bill creates grants, research networks, expanded data collection, telehealth demonstrations, and a public awareness campaign to improve care from before pregnancy through the postpartum period.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- National maternal health research network: benefit, medium. This bill would create a National Maternal Health Research Network at the NIH. It would fund research on causes of maternal deaths, severe complications, and inequities. The program would be authorized $50 million per year for each fiscal year 2027 through 2031. Funds would need to add to, not repl…
- State grants to reduce maternal gaps: benefit, medium. This bill would continue a HRSA State Maternal Health Innovation Program. It would give competitive grants to states, tribes, or multi-state groups to cut racial, ethnic, and geographic gaps in maternal health. Grants could fund task forces, better data, new care models, workforce training, and a n…
- New postpartum care pilot grants: benefit, low. This bill would fund HRSA pilot grants for up to 10 organizations to improve care in the year after birth. Grants would connect women to primary, specialty, and behavioral health care, address social needs, test new care models, and make consumer materials. The program would be authorized $5 millio…
- Rural maternal telehealth grants: benefit, low. This bill would continue a HRSA rural telehealth demonstration for maternity care. Grants must be run by a consortium of three or more groups and target rural counties or census tracts. The program would use telehealth and specialty care to improve access for higher-risk mothers in isolated areas.…
- Maternal and child health campaign: benefit, low. This bill would fund HHS/CDC grants for a national public and provider awareness campaign on maternal warning signs and vaccine safety. Grants must make culturally and linguistically appropriate materials and target low-vaccination, rural, and underserved areas. The program would be authorized $2 m…
- Better maternal data and hospitals: mixed, medium. This bill would expand CDC data and quality efforts on maternal health. It would grow surveys that ask about experiences before, during, and after pregnancy and publish standard results. It would fund grants to classify birthing facilities by risk level and to check and fix pregnancy checkbox data…

## Related bills

- 119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act
- 119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-s-5449 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5449)

## Related
- [119-s-2120: Older Americans Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2120)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-3492: Essential Caregivers Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3492)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
- [119-s-554: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-554)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5449 (as of 2026-10-01).