Momnibus Act

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Introduced 2026-03-18Topic: health care · public health · social services

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This bill sets up federal programs on the health of pregnant women and new mothers. It would create a federal task force on maternal deaths and serious pregnancy-related health problems, and fund grants for housing, transportation, nutrition, and other nonmedical needs of pregnant and postpartum people. It would extend WIC nutrition benefits for new mothers to 24 months after pregnancy. It would also fund respectful maternity care training, compliance programs in hospitals, Veterans Affairs maternity care coordination, and grants to train more midwives, perinatal health workers, and nurses. Later sections address maternal health data, mental health, care in prisons and jails, telehealth, public health emergencies, climate risks, and maternal vaccination.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-04-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.	refer
2026-03-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-18	House	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, Natural Resources, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.	refer
2026-03-18		Introduced in House	introduce
2026-03-18		Introduced in House	introduce

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