S. 1606 · 118th Congress
Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act
Introduced on May 15, 2023 by Cory A. Booker (D-NJ). 32 cosponsors, all from the sponsor's party. Latest action (May 15, 2023): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- Stage
- Introduced
- Introduced
- May 15, 2023
- Cosponsors
- 32
- 0 from the other party
- Policy area
- Health
Progress
The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.
- Introduced
- 2Reported by committee
- 3Passed one chamber
- 4Passed both chambers
- 5Sent to the President
- 6Became law
Official title
A bill to end preventable maternal mortality, severe maternal morbidity, and maternal health disparities in the United States, and for other purposes.
Subjects
- Advisory bodies
- Air quality
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Child health
- Climate change and greenhouse gases
- Community life and organization
- Congressional oversight
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Detention of persons
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Education programs funding
- Employee hiring
- Employment and training programs
- Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
- Environmental health
- Foreign language and bilingual programs
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care coverage and access
- Health care quality
- Health information and medical records
- Health personnel
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Health technology, devices, supplies
- Higher education
- Immunology and vaccination
- Indian social and development programs
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Intergovernmental relations
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Lighting, heating, cooling
- Medicaid
- Medical education
- Medical tests and diagnostic methods
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Minority employment
- Minority health
- Nursing
- Nutrition and diet
- Performance measurement
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Racial and ethnic relations
- Research administration and funding
- Sex and reproductive health
- State and local government operations
- Veterans' medical care
- 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.
Democrats · 31
- Tammy BaldwinD-WIoriginal
- Michael F. BennetD-COoriginal
- Richard BlumenthalD-CToriginal
- Sherrod BrownD-OHoriginal
- Benjamin L. CardinD-MDoriginal
- Robert P. Casey, Jr.D-PAoriginal
- Catherine Cortez MastoD-NVoriginal
- Tammy DuckworthD-ILoriginal
- Richard J. DurbinD-ILoriginal
- John FettermanD-PAoriginal
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYoriginal
- Martin HeinrichD-NMoriginal
- Mazie K. HironoD-HIoriginal
- Tim KaineD-VAoriginal
- Amy KlobucharD-MNoriginal
- Edward J. MarkeyD-MAoriginal
- Robert MenendezD-NJoriginal
- Jeff MerkleyD-ORoriginal
- Alex PadillaD-CAoriginal
- Brian SchatzD-HIoriginal
- Tina SmithD-MNoriginal
- Debbie StabenowD-MIoriginal
- Chris Van HollenD-MDoriginal
- Raphael G. WarnockD-GAoriginal
- Elizabeth WarrenD-MAoriginal
- Peter WelchD-VToriginal
- Dianne FeinsteinD-CAsigned on Jul 11, 2023
- Gary C. PetersD-MIsigned on Jul 11, 2023
- Christopher MurphyD-CTsigned on Jul 27, 2023
- Sheldon WhitehouseD-RIsigned on Sep 11, 2023
- Laphonza R. ButlerD-CAsigned on Dec 6, 2023
Independents · 1
- Bernard SandersI-VToriginal
Roll calls
Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.
No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.
History
Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.
- May 15, 2023Introduced in Senate
- May 15, 2023 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Committees
Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.
Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction
Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies; the bill may touch others, or none of these.
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.
- AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION7 reports$600K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGES OF NURSING5 reports$350K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE PRACTITIONERS5 reports$2M reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION5 reports$1.2M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATION$645K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists5 reports$985K reported (all issues)
- American Heart Association5 reports$1.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
- Bobbie Baby, Inc.5 reports$240K reported (all issues)
- GE HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGIES INC.5 reports$770K reported (all issues)
- KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN INC.5 reports$2.9M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN OF WASHINGTONAI match · 97%
- National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners5 reports$120K reported (all issues)
- National League for Nursing5 reports$136.2K reported (all issues)
- PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION5 reports$610K reported (all issues)
- Trust for America's Health5 reports$215.3K reported (all issues)
- YWCA USA5 reports$850.2K reported (all issues)
- AMERICA'S HEALTH INSURANCE PLANS, INC. (AHIP)4 reports$11.6M reported (all issues)
- March of Dimes4 reports$150K reported (all issues)
- SAGE Therapeutics4 reports$570K reported (all issues)
- ZERO TO THREE: National Center for Infants, Toddlers, and Families4 reports$520K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: ZERO TO THREE NATIONAL CENTER FOR INFANTS, TODDLERS & FAMILIESAI match · 100%
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MICHIGAN3 reports$807.2K reported (all issues)
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association3 reports$5.1M reported (all issues)
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida, Inc.3 reports$590K reported (all issues)
- CATHOLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES3 reports$502.9K reported (all issues)
- CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS3 reports$240K reported (all issues)
- ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (FORMERLY AS AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION)2 reports$30K reported (all issues)
- Families USA Foundation, Inc.2 reports$50K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHETISTS1 report$275K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIAN SERVICES, INC1 report$309.2K reported (all issues)
- AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS1 report$97.1K reported (all issues)
- BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF KANSAS, INC.1 report$5,000 reported (all issues)
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD ASSOCIATION1 report$50K reported (all issues)
Reports filed in 2023, 2024.
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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.