U.S. Senate · 117th Congress · S. 1042
Kira Johnson Act
A bill to prevent maternal mortality and serve maternal morbidity among Black pregnant and postpartum individuals and other underserved populations, to provide training in respectful maternity care, to reduce and prevent bias, racism, and discrimination in maternity care settings, and for other purposes.
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- Sponsor
- Raphael G. WarnockD-GA
- Introduced
- March 25, 2021, in the Senate
- Policy area
- Health (from the Congressional Research Service)
- Full text and actions
- congress.gov
Votes on this bill (0)
Neither the House nor the Senate has held a roll-call vote on this bill.
Cosponsors (6)
6 Democrats. Each member is shown with the party they were counted with on the day they signed on. How we count these
Original cosponsors
- Cory A. BookerD-NJ
- Robert MenendezD-NJ
- Alex PadillaD-CA
- Chris Van HollenD-MD
Signed on later
- Tina SmithD-MNApril 15, 2021
- Kirsten E. GillibrandD-NYOctober 20, 2021