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Improves Maternal Health Research Funding
Recent Bills/Improves Maternal Health Research Funding

Improves Maternal Health Research Funding

IntroducedNovember 20, 2025
In the Senate3 months ago
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In the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.
Most bills stop here and never get a vote.
HealthHealth programs administration and fundingMedical researchNational Institutes of Health (NIH)Sex and reproductive healthWomen's health
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Why This Matters

This bill establishes the IMPROVE Initiative to enhance research on maternal health and allocate funding to improve outcomes for pregnant women.

If you are a pregnant woman or new mother, this initiative aims to improve your health outcomes through better research and funding.
Who this affects
Pregnant women · New mothers
What this bill changes
  1. 1The National Institutes of Health? will receive $63.4 million each year from 2026 to 2030 for maternal health research.
  2. 2The program will focus on reducing preventable causes of maternal deaths and serious health issues during pregnancy.
  3. 3It will target health disparities? affecting women from communities with high rates of maternal mortality?.

The debate

The case for

Maternal health research needs steady yearly funding to keep long-term studies going.

House Energy and Commerce CommitteeMajority report
vs

The case against

No committee member filed a written objection. The committee approved it 46 to 0.

Go deeper

Read the detailed summary

NIH Implementing a Maternal health and PRegnancy Outcomes Vision for Everyone Act or the NIH IMPROVE Act This bill provides statutory authority for the National Institutes of Health to provide grants and other support for research on improving health outcomes for pregnant and postpartum women, especially in populations that are disproportionately affected.

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IntroducedNov 20, 2025
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HouseJul 20

Passed by voice vote.

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In the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee.

Most bills stop here and never get a vote.

President

The President

Donald Trump
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Related Bills
Senate bill with the same name
Senate Bill · S 3254
1 of 4 · In Committee
NIH IMPROVE Act
Related bill
Senate Bill · S 5283
1 of 4 · In Committee
Momnibus Act
Related bill
House Bill · HR 7973
1 of 4 · In Committee
Momnibus Act