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S5449119th CongressWALLET

Mothers and Newborns Success Act

Sponsored By: Senator Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

Introduced

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.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

6 provisions identified: 5 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.

National maternal health research network

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 replace, existing research funding.

State grants to reduce maternal gaps

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 national resource center. The program would be authorized $53 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2030, and HHS must report to Congress by January 1, 2030.

Better maternal data and hospitals

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 on death certificates. It would also shift one CDC authorization window forward by one year, which could delay some grant authority.

New postpartum care pilot grants

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 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. HHS must report to Congress by January 1, 2031.

Rural maternal telehealth grants

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. It would be authorized $12 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2029, and HHS must report to Congress by January 1, 2029.

Maternal and child health campaign

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 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. HHS must report to Congress on the campaign by January 1, 2030.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kaine, Tim [D-VA]

VA • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 9/22/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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