S. 1042: Kira Johnson Act
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S. 1042: Kira Johnson Act
117th Congress · introduced 2021-03-25 · Health · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-03-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
Kira Johnson Act
Plain summary
Kira Johnson Act This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups; training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] · 6 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Alex Padilla (D-CA), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Tina Smith (D-MN), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] reported raising $3.6 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117s1042.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/s>
Record fed-us-cong117-s1042 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117