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H.R. 2602: Healthy MOMMIES Act

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H.R. 2602: Healthy MOMMIES Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-08 · Health · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Healthy MOMMIES Act

Plain summary

Healthy MOMMIES Act This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) relating to maternal health. For example, the bill expands eligibility for coverage under Medicaid and CHIP from 60 days to one year after the last day of pregnancy and requires such coverage to include oral health services. The bill also establishes a demonstration program in which states receive grants to implement or expand models for maternity care homes that provide services to Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries. The Government Accountability Office must report on (1) gaps in coverage under Medicaid and CHIP for pregnant and postpartum women, and (2) the use of telemedicine by state Medicaid programs to increase access to maternity care.

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Official text

Healthy MOMMIES Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · 42 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Lauren Underwood (D-IL), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Bennie G. Thompson (D-MS), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Darren Soto (D-FL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Ted Lieu (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr2602 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116