Bills · S 5449
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
Senate BillS 5449
Mothers and Newborns Success Act
The bill would continue and add maternal-health grant and data programs, with a focus on reducing unequal outcomes and improving care around pregnancy and childbirth.AI-written
INTRO SEP 22· LAST ACTION SEP 22
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tl;dr
AI-writtenMore grants and better data aimed at safer pregnancies and births. The bill authorizes $53 million a year for one set of programs, but does not guarantee that funding.
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenThe bill is aimed at preventing maternal deaths and serious pregnancy-related complications, improving newborn health, and addressing differences in outcomes among racial, ethnic, and geographic groups. Better facility assessments and data could help public health agencies identify gaps, while the bill would authorize $53 million per year for fiscal years 2027 through 2030 for the state maternal health innovation programs.
KEY PROVISIONS
5AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Continues competitive grants for state-specific efforts to improve maternal health and address racial, ethnic, and geographic inequities.
Grant activities could include improving access to care, addressing provider shortages and bias, and supporting postpartum and between-pregnancy care.
PROVISION 02
Creates or continues grants to assess whether birthing facilities can provide care appropriate to different levels of maternal and newborn risk.
Assessments and work with hospitals, providers, and affected communities are intended to identify service gaps and support appropriate care.
PROVISION 03
Allows grants and technical assistance to improve the accuracy of pregnancy information recorded on death certificates.
The bill describes reviewing records, checking for matching birth or fetal-death records, and training death certifiers.
PROVISION 04
Allows expanded collection and analysis of information about experiences before, during, and after pregnancy, including efforts to better represent communities of color.
More complete information could help identify maternal and infant health needs and differences in outcomes.
PROVISION 05
Authorizes $53 million for each of fiscal years 2027 through 2030 for the state maternal health innovation programs.
This is the specific funding authorization visible in the excerpt; it does not itself guarantee that the money will be appropriated.
SPONSORSHIP
1 + 1
D· Virginia
YRS IN OFFICE
13
BILLS LED
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ACTION TIMELINE
2 EVENTSSEP 22
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
SEP 22
Introduced in Senate
BILL INFO
TypeSenate Bill
NumberS 5449
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedSep 22, 2026
Last actionSep 22, 2026
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · HEALTH, EDUCATION, LABOR, AND PENSIONS COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED SEP 22, 2026
Senate BillS 5449
Mothers and Newborns Success Act
The bill would continue and add maternal-health grant and data programs, with a focus on reducing unequal outcomes and improving care around pregnancy and childbirth.AI-written
INTRODUCED SEP 22, 2026· LAST ACTION SEP 22, 2026
PASSAGE CHANCES
2%
READING
12 min
COSPONSORS
1
COMPLEXITY
Complex