Pregnant and Postpartum Women Treatment Reauthorization Act
Sponsored By: Senator Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
Introduced
Summary
Reauthorizes and increases funding for residential treatment for pregnant and postpartum women and adds tighter applicant planning requirements plus a route for targeted outreach to women disproportionately affected by maternal substance use disorder.
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- Families and pregnant or postpartum women: Could improve access to residential treatment programs and make outreach to disproportionately affected women more likely through required planning and optional targeted outreach.
- Treatment providers and applicants: Must include a plan describing how they will provide care, and the eligible service language changes from "providing health services" to "providing health care services," which alters the program's described scope of services.
- Federal program funding: Raises the authorized annual appropriation from $29.9 million to $38.9 million for each fiscal year 2025–2029, about a $9.0 million increase per year.
*This bill would increase authorized federal spending for the program by about $9.0 million per year for fiscal years 2025–2029, raising annual funding from $29.9 million to $38.9 million.*
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More treatment funding for pregnant women
If enacted, this bill would reauthorize and change the federal grant program for residential treatment of pregnant and postpartum women. It would replace the prior authorization of $29,931,000 for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2023 with $38,931,000 for each of fiscal years 2025 through 2029. Grant applicants would need to include a plan describing the services they will provide. That plan may describe how the applicant would target outreach to women disproportionately impacted by maternal substance use disorder. The bill also changes wording from "providing health services" to "providing health care services." These changes would take effect upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]
NM • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 3/12/2025
Amy Klobuchar
MN • D
Sponsored 3/12/2025
Shelley Capito
WV • R
Sponsored 3/12/2025
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 3/12/2025
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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