119th Congress · House bill · Last action May 14, 2026
H.R. 8811In CommitteeHealth
Moms Matter Act
Sponsor: Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. (D-NY)51 cosponsorsIntroduced May 14, 2026
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In plain English
Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-NY) introduced this bill to establish a federal grant program for maternal mental health equity and another grant program to expand and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral health workforce. The bill was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 14, 2026, and has 51 cosponsors, including 50 Democrats and 1 Republican.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Maternal mental health equity grant program
- Sec. 3. Grants to grow and diversify the maternal mental and behavioral
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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All 51 cosponsors
50 Democrats · 1 Republican
Democrats (50)
McIver, LaMonicaNJ-10
Tlaib, RashidaMI-12
Moore, GwenWI-04
Pressley, AyannaMA-07
Ivey, GlennMD-04
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
Bell, WesleyMO-01
Moulton, SethMA-06
DelBene, Suzan K.WA-01
Garamendi, JohnCA-08
Cohen, SteveTN-09
Dingell, DebbieMI-06
Jacobs, SaraCA-51
Figures, ShomariAL-02
Horsford, StevenNV-04
Veasey, Marc A.TX-33
Beatty, JoyceOH-03
Smith, AdamWA-09
Sewell, Terri A.AL-07
Wilson, Frederica S.FL-24
Jackson, Jonathan L.IL-01
Conaway, Herbert C.NJ-03
Hayes, JahanaCT-05
Craig, AngieMN-02
McGarvey, MorganKY-03
Grijalva, Adelita S.AZ-07
Carson, AndréIN-07
McBath, LucyGA-06
Latimer, GeorgeNY-16
Johnson, JulieTX-32
Soto, DarrenFL-09
Underwood, LaurenIL-14
Adams, Alma S.NC-12
Pou, NellieNJ-09
Salinas, AndreaOR-06
Ross, Deborah K.NC-02
DeSaulnier, MarkCA-10
Randall, EmilyWA-06
Costa, JimCA-21
Schrier, KimWA-08
Republicans (1)
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