Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Act of 2026

This bill directs the federal agency responsible for U.S. foreign assistance to choose priority countries for expanding access to multiple micronutrient supplement (MMS) prenatal vitamins for pregnant women. Countries would be selected based on factors such as rates of malnutrition among pregnant women and young children and the presence of national maternal and child health plans. The agency would also publish a 5-year maternal and child health strategy and send yearly progress reports to Congress for 5 years. The bill authorizes up to $150 million per year from fiscal years 2026 through 2030 from the State Department's Global Health Programs Account for the MMS effort.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Young Kim Republican sponsor
• 6 cosponsors