H.R. 3838 · 118th Congress

Preventing Maternal Deaths Reauthorization Act of 2023

Introduced on Jun 6, 2023 by Michael C. Burgess (R-TX-26). 24 cosponsors, 19 of them from another party. Latest action (Mar 6, 2024): Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jun 6, 2023
Cosponsors
24
19 from the other party
Policy area
Health
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize Federal support of States in their work to save and sustain the health of mothers during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period, to eliminate disparities in maternal health outcomes for pregnancy-related and pregnancy-associated deaths, to identify solutions to improve health care quality and health outcomes for mothers, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Child health
  • Government information and archives
  • Health care quality
  • Health information and medical records
  • Health promotion and preventive care
  • Sex and reproductive health
  • Women's health

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Michael C. BurgessR-TX-26Sponsor

Democrats · 19

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Mar 5, 2024· House· Passage· Passed 382–12

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 6, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Jun 6, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Jun 9, 2023 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Health.
  5. Jul 13, 2023 · HouseForwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 28 - 0.
  6. Jul 13, 2023 · HouseSubcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  7. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Jul 19, 2023 · HouseOrdered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 50 - 0.
  9. Oct 25, 2023Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-246.
  10. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 118-246.
  11. Oct 25, 2023 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 196.
  12. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseMr. Burgess moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H793-796)
  14. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3838.
  15. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  16. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H806)
  17. Mar 5, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 12 (Roll no. 61). (text: CR H793)House · Roll call 61
  18. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 382 - 12 (Roll no. 61). (text: CR H793)House · Roll call 61
  19. Mar 5, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. Mar 6, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 338.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. American Academy of Pediatrics5 reports
    $928K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS$442.6K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  3. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists5 reports
    $985K reported (all issues)
  4. American Heart Association5 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  5. Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association5 reports
    $8.8M reported (all issues)
  6. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.5 reports
    $960K reported (all issues)
  7. CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES5 reports
    $860.7K reported (all issues)
  8. HORIZON BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF NEW JERSEY5 reports
    $90K reported (all issues)
  9. March of Dimes5 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)
  10. STANDARD INDUSTRIES INC.5 reports
    $2.4M reported (all issues)
  11. The Nemours Foundation - a Florida not-for-profit Corporation5 reports
    $979.9K reported (all issues)
  12. BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.4 reports
    $25K reported (all issues)
  13. Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.4 reports
    $640K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: FERRING PHARMACEUTICALS INC$45.8K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  14. BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN3 reports
    $807.2K reported (all issues)
  15. Association of American Medical Colleges2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL COLLEGESAI match · 100%
  16. HADASSAH, THE WOMEN'S ZIONIST ORGANIZATION OF AMERICA, INC.2 reports
    $120K reported (all issues)
  17. Health Care Service Corporation, a Mutual Legal Reserve Company (HCSC)2 reports
    $2.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: HEALTH CARE SERVICE CORPORATION, A MUTUAL LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY$16M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  18. Nemours Children's Health2 reports
    $80K reported (all issues)
  19. American Medical Association1 report
    $6.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%
  20. American Public Health Association1 report
    $17.6K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATIONAI match · 100%
  21. Assn. of State and Territorial Health Officials1 report
    $45.8K reported (all issues)
  22. Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs1 report
  23. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses1 report
  24. National Alliance on Mental Illness1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)
  25. National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners1 report
    $24K reported (all issues)
  26. National League for Nursing1 report
    $27.4K reported (all issues)
  27. Philips Holding USA, Inc.1 report
    $480K reported (all issues)
  28. Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc.1 report
    $497.4K reported (all issues)
  29. REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM FOR ALL1 report
    $70K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024, 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.