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H.R. 958: Protecting Moms Who Served Act

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H.R. 958: Protecting Moms Who Served Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-08 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 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

Protecting Moms Who Served Act

Plain summary

Protecting Moms Who Served Act This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to implement the maternity care coordination program. The VA must provide community maternity care providers (i.e., non-VA maternity care providers) with training and support with respect to the unique needs of pregnant and postpartum veterans, particularly regarding mental and behavioral health conditions in relation to the service of the veterans in the Armed Forces. Additionally, the Government Accountability Office must report on maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity among pregnant and postpartum veterans, with a focus on racial and ethnic disparities in maternal health outcomes for veterans.

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Official text

Protecting Moms Who Served Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · 43 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 958, Protecting Moms Who Served Act (2021-05-11)

Cosponsors on this site

Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Chrissy Houlahan (D-PA), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Lucy McBath (D-GA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Dwight Evans (D-PA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Nikema Williams (D-GA), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Lois Frankel (D-FL)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] reported raising $2.8 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-cong117-hr958 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117