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Bill · 119th Congress · S 4986

Mamas First Act

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Introduced 2026-07-15Topic: health care · public health · social services

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Mamas First Act This bill requires state Medicaid programs to cover services furnished by doulas, midwives, and lactation support providers, including prenatal, delivery, and postpartum services, in a variety of settings.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-07-15SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.refer
2026-07-15Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.