Moms Matter Act
Sponsored By: Senator Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
Introduced
Summary
Maternal mental health would get new federal grant programs. The Moms Matter Act would create two HHS grant streams: one to fund community-facing maternal mental and behavioral health services and one to grow and diversify the maternal mental health workforce.
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- Pregnant and postpartum people would gain more access to screening, referrals, group prenatal and postpartum care, suicide prevention, and toll-free help lines. Grants would prioritize groups and areas with higher maternal mortality or severe maternal morbidity.
- Training programs, colleges, and clinics would receive grants to expand licensing and certification pathways, offer scholarships, and recruit students from racial and ethnic minority groups. Grants may run up to 5 years and prioritize placement in health professional shortage areas and disparity hotspots.
- Community-based organizations, freestanding birth centers, Tribal and local governments, and maternity care providers would be eligible to partner on programs that reduce stigma, raise awareness of warning signs, and improve coordination between maternity and behavioral health providers.
*Authorizes $25.0 million per year for FY2027–2031 for the service grants and $15.0 million per year for FY2027–2031 for the workforce grants.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
More maternal mental health services
If enacted, HHS would create a Maternal Mental Health Equity Grant Program. HHS would give grants to clinics, community groups, states, Tribes, and birth centers to expand screening, counseling, addiction treatment links, group prenatal/postpartum care, hotlines, and suicide prevention for pregnant and postpartum people. Grants would prioritize areas and groups with high maternal death, severe maternal illness, or health disparities, and health professional shortage areas. Grantees would publish annual public evaluations, and HHS would send a summary and recommendations to Congress by the end of fiscal year 2030. The program would be authorized $25 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Training and scholarships for maternal providers
If enacted, HHS would award grants to expand or create education and training programs that prepare people to be maternal mental and behavioral health providers. Grants could fund program expansion, scholarships, and curriculum changes, including bias and racism training. Grants could run for up to five years. HHS would prioritize recruiting and retaining students and faculty from racial and ethnic minority groups and students who plan to work in health professional shortage or high-disparity areas. Recipients would send annual reports and HHS would publish a program effectiveness report to Congress within four years. The program would be authorized $15 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]
NY • D
Cosponsors
Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE]
DE • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
NJ • D
Sponsored 5/18/2026
Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT]
CT • D
Sponsored 6/4/2026
Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]
NH • D
Sponsored 6/4/2026
Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]
NM • D
Sponsored 6/4/2026
Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]
OR • D
Sponsored 6/4/2026
Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]
MN • D
Sponsored 6/9/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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