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H.R. 4387: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021

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H.R. 4387: Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-09 · Health · Latest: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote. 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.

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Official title

Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021

Plain summary

Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to undertake activities to improve maternal health, including in rural areas. Specifically, HHS must award grants for (1) developing best practices to reduce preventable maternal mortality, and (2) training health care professionals to reduce and prevent discrimination when providing maternal health services. Additionally, HHS may award grants for integrated maternal and infant health care services. The bill also provides statutory authority for grants that support perinatal quality collaboratives, which are networks of health care and public health professionals who work to improve pregnancy outcomes. Furthermore, the bill requires a study on efforts in health professional schools and training programs to reduce and prevent discrimination in the provision of maternal health services. To address care in rural areas, the bill (1) provides statutory authority for grants that support networks of rural providers to improve and coordinate maternal care, (2) makes maternal care providers eligible for certain telehealth grants, and (3) establishes a demonstration project to improve training on maternal care in rural areas through health professional schools and training programs. The bill also expands the maternal care responsibilities of specified HHS offices and programs.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

Maternal Health Quality Improvement Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] · 20 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Robert E. Latta (R-OH), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Young Kim (R-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Sean Casten (D-IL), John H. Rutherford (R-FL), Ted Lieu (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] reported raising $456,272 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong117-hr4387 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117