Moms Matter Act

This bill directs the federal health department to create a grant program to address mental health conditions and substance use disorders during and after pregnancy, focusing on groups and areas with higher rates of maternal death, serious illness, or other poor birth outcomes. Grants could be used for services such as integrating mental health care into prenatal and primary care, suicide prevention, provider training, and hotlines, and the bill authorizes $25 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031. A second grant program would fund schools and training programs that prepare mental and behavioral health providers who specialize in maternal care, with priority for programs that recruit students from racial and ethnic minority groups and underserved areas. That program is authorized at $15 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2031, and both programs require reports to Congress.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Kirsten E. Gillibrand Democrat sponsor
• 8 cosponsors