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H.R. 1551: Quality Care for Moms and Babies Act

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To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to improve the quality, health outcomes, and value of maternity care under the Medicaid and CHIP programs by developing maternity care quality measures and supporting maternity care quality collaboratives.

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Sponsor and status

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Eliot Engel

Sponsor. Representative for New York's 16th congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Mar 6, 2019
Length: 21 pages
Introduced
Mar 6, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status

Introduced on Mar 6, 2019

This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on March 6, 2019. It will typically be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole.

Prognosis
4% chance of being enacted according to Skopos Labs (details)
Source
Congress.gov

History

Dec 8, 2011
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 3620 (112th).
Feb 28, 2013
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 896 (113th).
Mar 3, 2016
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 4695 (114th).
Apr 10, 2018
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 5457 (115th).
Mar 6, 2019
 
Introduced

Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber.

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Sep 10, 2019
 
Considered by Health

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Passed Committee

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Passed House

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Passed Senate

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Signed by the President

H.R. 1551 is a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 1551. This is the one from the 116th Congress.

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