Social Determinants for Moms Act
Sponsored By: Senator Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Introduced
Summary
Address social determinants of maternal health to reduce preventable maternal deaths, severe maternal morbidity, and racial and ethnic disparities. The bill would create an HHS Task Force to coordinate federal and nonfederal actions and would fund grants to tackle nonclinical drivers of poor maternal outcomes.
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- Families and pregnant people: Would expand support for prenatal and postpartum needs beyond medical care by funding housing, transportation, nutrition, childcare access during visits, and services related to intimate partner violence.
- Community and Tribal organizations: Makes community-based groups, Indian Tribes, Urban Indian organizations, public health departments, and consortia eligible for grants, with priority for areas with high maternal mortality or high poverty.
- Federal coordination and transparency: Requires an HHS Task Force with ex officio membership from 17 federal offices including HUD, Transportation, Agriculture, Labor, EPA, CMS, CDC, NIH, HRSA, IHS, and the DOJ office on violence against women, plus a report to Congress within 2 years and annual public reports.
*Authorizes $100 million per year for fiscal years 2027–2031 for grants to address social determinants of maternal health.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Grants to Address Maternal Social Needs
If enacted, the bill would create a competitive HHS grant program to fund local efforts that address social causes of poor maternal health. It would authorize $100,000,000 each year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. Community organizations, Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations, Urban Indian organizations, health departments, nonprofits, or consortia including at least one such community/Tribal/Urban Indian group could apply. HHS would prioritize applicants in places with high maternal harms and high poverty, require annual grantee reports (first report within 1 year), and require data broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, language, geography, and income. HHS would give technical help so grantees can try to keep programs running after grant funding ends, and must send Congress a summary and recommendations by the end of fiscal year 2031.
Federal Task Force on Maternal Health
If enacted, the bill would require the HHS Secretary to convene a federal Task Force to coordinate strategies to reduce preventable maternal deaths, severe maternal illness, and disparities. The Task Force would include ex officio officials from 17 federal offices and agencies, including HHS, HUD, Transportation, Agriculture, Labor, EPA, ACF, CMS, IHS, NIH, CDC, HRSA, and the DOJ Office on Violence Against Women. The Secretary could also appoint patient and community representatives, Tribal health leaders, perinatal workers, and diverse maternity care providers, and would choose the chair. The Task Force must report to Congress and post a public report not later than 2 years after enactment and then annually, listing member actions and funding recommendations. The Task Force would study clinical and nonclinical drivers like housing, access to healthy food, transportation, childcare, environmental risks, nonclinical postpartum needs, and intimate partner violence. The Task Force itself would not by this bill create grant funding or household payments.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
CT • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD]
MD • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 3/19/2026
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
GA • D
Sponsored 4/16/2026
Roll Call Votes
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