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H.R. 1212 (117th)

Kira Johnson Act

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Introduced

23 February 2021

Last action

24 February 2021 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Sponsors

Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12], Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14], Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17], Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7], Rep. McBath, Lucy [D-GA-6], Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5], Rep. Lawson, Al, Jr. [D-FL-5], Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5], Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10], Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-13], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4], Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25], Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3], Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6], Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6], Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3], Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE], Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14], Rep. Sewell, Terri A. [D-AL-7], Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5], Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria [D-NY-14], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37], Rep. Garamendi, John [D-CA-8], Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-NC-2], Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2]

Subjects

Healthcare

Source updated

7 April 2025

Healthcare

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Summary

Kira Johnson Act This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups; training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.

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Timeline

  1. 23 February 2021

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 23 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 23 February 2021

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 24 February 2021

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

    Source: Committee

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