H.R. 8807: Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

119th Congress · introduced 2026-05-14 · Health · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

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Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act This bill addresses data collection, public education, workplace safety, and other matters related to maternal health during public health emergencies. Specifically, the bill supports (1) various programs and initiatives carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collect data about maternal health, including racial, ethnic, and other demographic data; and (2) research activities of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. Additionally, the CDC and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services must make publicly available and periodically update pregnancy and postpartum data that is collected through federal surveillance systems during public health emergencies. The data must be disaggregated by factors such as race, ethnicity, insurance status, and location. Further, the CDC must carry out a program to educate pregnant individuals, their employers, and their health care providers about maternal and infant health risks during public health emergencies. The bill also requires the Department of Health and Human Services to convene a task force to develop recommendations on the provision of maternity care during public health emergencies with a particular focus on communities of color and rural populations.

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Maternal Health Pandemic Response Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] · 68 cosponsors

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LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Glenn Ivey (D-MD), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Christian D. Menefee (D-TX), Wesley Bell (D-MO), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Shomari Figures (D-AL), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Adam Smith (D-WA), Terri A. Sewell (D-AL), Frederica S. Wilson (D-FL), Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL), Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Angie Craig (D-MN), Morgan McGarvey (D-KY), Adelita S. Grijalva (D-AZ), André Carson (D-IN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Lucy McBath (D-GA), George Latimer (D-NY), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Darren Soto (D-FL), Alma S. Adams (D-NC), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Nellie Pou (D-NJ), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Emilia Strong Sykes (D-OH), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Marilyn Strickland (D-WA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA) and 8 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] reported raising $2.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr8807.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

Record fed-us-cong119-hr8807 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills