United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 2 R · 2 D cosponsors

S 1834 — Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 38% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 4 sponsors

    1 primary, 3 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (2 R · 2 D) — cross-party backing.

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Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill mandates coverage for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum health care without cost-sharing requirements in several health-related statutes.

  • 42 U.S.C. 18022(b)

    (5) Maternity and newborn care requirements.-- (A) In general.--The benefits referred to in paragraph (1)(D) shall include comprehensive prenatal, labor and delivery, neonatal, perinatal, and postpartum care and screenings. (B) Requirement.--At a minimum, the care and screenings described in subparagraph (A) shall include-- (i) ultrasounds by a licensed provider; (ii) services caring for the individual relating to spontaneous pregnancy loss or spontaneous miscarriage; (iii) delivery services, including services rendered during delivery, such as anesthesiology, fetal monitoring, consultations with specialists, and services relating to postpartum health; (iv) the services required to be covered under section 2725 of the Public Health Service Act, section 711 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, and section 9811 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; (v) postpartum care services that are not preventive, including behavioral health services, for conditions that may have been exacerbated by pregnancy or conditions as a result of pregnancy, such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity; and (vi) for legal parents of a new child who do not physically give birth to the child, behavioral health services relating to new parenthood for the 1-year period beginning on the day of the birth of the child. (C) Definition of postpartum.--In this paragraph, the term `postpartum' means the 1-year period beginning immediately after the pregnancy ends.

    This change expands the essential health benefits to specifically include comprehensive coverage for maternity and newborn care, including various critical services.

  • 42 U.S.C. 300gg-111

    SEC. 2799A-11. NO COST-SHARING FOR PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH, NEONATAL, PERINATAL, OR POSTPARTUM HEALTH CARE. (a) In General.--For plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment of the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group or individual health insurance coverage shall provide coverage for the benefits described in section 1302(b)(1)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the same extent that qualified health plans (as defined in section 1301 of such Act) are required to provide coverage for such benefits, and shall not impose any cost-sharing requirements for such benefits.

    This addition prohibits any cost-sharing for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal, or postpartum health care under group health plans.

  • 29 U.S.C. 1185

    SEC. 726. NO COST-SHARING FOR PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH, NEONATAL, PERINATAL, OR POSTPARTUM HEALTH CARE. (a) In General.--For plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment of the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, a group health plan and a health insurance issuer offering group health insurance coverage shall provide coverage for the benefits described in section 1302(b)(1)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the same extent that qualified health plans (as defined in section 1301 of such Act) are required to provide coverage for such benefits, and shall not impose any cost-sharing requirements for such benefits.

    This addition mandates no cost-sharing for the specified health care services under ERISA-covered group health plans.

  • 26 U.S.C. 9811

    SEC. 9826. NO COST-SHARING FOR PRENATAL, CHILDBIRTH, NEONATAL, PERINATAL, OR POSTPARTUM HEALTH CARE. (a) In General.--For plan years beginning on or after the date of enactment of the Supporting Healthy Moms and Babies Act, a group health plan shall provide coverage for the benefits described in section 1302(b)(1)(D) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, to the same extent that qualified health plans (as defined in section 1301 of such Act) are required to provide coverage for such benefits, and shall not impose any cost-sharing requirements for such benefits.

    This amendment ensures that the Internal Revenue Code requires no cost-sharing for maternity and related health services.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 3 co-sponsors · 543 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (3)

Not signed on (543)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 1834?
S 1834 is sponsored by Kaine, Tim (Democratic), Hawley, Josh (Republican), Gillibrand, Kirsten E. (Democratic), and Hyde-Smith, Cindy (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1834?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced May 21, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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