U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5449: Mothers and Newborns Success Act
Status: In committee, September 22, 2026
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health and promote safe motherhood.
What the bill says
To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health and promote safe motherhood.
From the introduced text, September 22, 2026:
A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health and promote safe motherhood. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Mothers and Newborns Success Act . SECTION 2. Findings and sense of the Senate (a) Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Among developed nations, the United States has disturbingly high rates of maternal and infant mortality. (2) The United States maternal mortality rate in 2024 was 17.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, which is significantly higher than the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (referred to in this section as the OECD ) average of 10.3. (3) The United States infant mortality rate in 2024 was 5.52 deaths per 1,000 live births, while the OECD average was 4.0 deaths per 1,000 live births. (4) In the United States, there are significant maternal mortality and infant mortality inequities. (5) The maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black women in 2024 was 44.8 deaths per 100,000 live births. This rate is 3.15 times higher than the maternal mortality rate of 14.2 deaths per 100,000 live births for non-Hispanic white women and more than 3.7 times higher than the maternal mortality rate of 12.1 deaths per 100,000 live births for Hispanic women of any race. (6) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data from 2024 …
Sponsors
- Kaine, Timothy (D) · primary sponsor
- Murkowski, Lisa (R)
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Health
Common questions
- What is SB5449?
- SB5449 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Mothers and Newborns Success Act.
- What does SB5449 do?
- In its own words: To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve maternal health and promote safe motherhood.
- What is the status of SB5449?
- In committee as of September 22, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (September 22, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5449?
- Kaine, Timothy (D), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for SB5449?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5449
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