Kira Johnson Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8074 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8074 To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 25, 2026 Ms. Adams (for herself, Ms. Underwood, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Tlaib, Ms. Norton, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Kamlager-Dove, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Pressley, Mr. Ivey, Mr. Krishnamoorthi, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Mr. Menefee, Mr. Bell, Mr. Moulton, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Stansbury, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Jacobs, Mr. Figures, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Garcia of Illinois, Mr. Veasey, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Sewell, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mrs. Hayes, Ms. Craig, Mr. McGarvey, Mrs. Grijalva, Mr. Carson, Mr. Takano, Mrs. McBath, Mr. Latimer, Ms. Johnson of Texas, Mr. Soto, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Ms. Barragan, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Schneider, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Strickland, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Sykes, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Lieu, and Ms. Scanlon) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To end preventable maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity in the United States and close disparities in maternal health outcomes, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Kira Johnson Act''. SEC. 2. SUSTAINED FUNDING FOR COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS TO ADVANCE MATERNAL HEALTH EQUITY. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Hu