US Congress Senate Bill 1600 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-1)
Status: Introduced on May 22 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-05-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Pending: Senate Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to award grants to health-professional training programs for training that addresses implicit bias (e.g., racial bias) in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology. HHS must also award grants to up to 10 states for pregnancy medical-home programs that reduce adverse maternal-health outcomes and racial disparities. Among other requirements, such programs must prioritize the care of uninsured individuals or Medicaid enrollees. The National Academy of Medicine must make recommendations for incorporating bias recognition in clinical-skills tests at medical schools.

Maternal CARE Act Maternal Care Access and Reducing Emergencies Act

Sen. Kamala Harris [D-CA]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]	Sen. Jeff Merkley [D-OR]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Doug Jones [D-AL]	Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL]	Sen. Tim Kaine [D-VA]
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D-OH]	Sen. Edward Markey [D-MA]	Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]
Sen. Robert Casey [D-PA]	Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT]	Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]
Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR]	Sen. Tammy Duckworth [D-IL]	Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D-NY]
Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-05-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

HB2902 (Same As) 2019-05-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1600/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s1600/BILLS-116s1600is.pdf