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<title>Kira Johnson Act</title> |
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<summary summary-id="id117s1042v00" currentChamber="SENATE" update-date="2021-06-16"> |
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<action-date>2021-03-25</action-date> |
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<action-desc>Introduced in Senate</action-desc> |
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<summary-text><![CDATA[<p><b>Kira Johnson Act</b></p> <p>This bill establishes grants to improve maternal health outcomes for racial and ethnic minority groups and other underserved populations.</p> <p>Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must award grants for </p> <ul> <li>community-based programs to improve maternal health outcomes for Black pregnant and postpartum individuals, as well as individuals in other underserved groups;</li> <li>training for health care providers and others who work in maternity care settings on reducing and preventing racism, bias, and discrimination; and</li> <li>respectful maternity care compliance programs in specified health care facilities.</li> </ul> <p>The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine must study issues related to the training programs, and the Government Accountability Office must study issues related to the compliance programs.</p>]]></summary-text> |
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<dc:contributor>Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress</dc:contributor> |
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