Invest in community-based care, protect and expand Medicaid, support doulas and midwives, and pursue sweeping maternal health legislation.

Rashida Tlaib · Michigan · Democratic

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We must act with urgency at the federal level by investing in community-based care, protecting and expanding Medicaid, supporting doulas and midwives, and passing sweeping, holistic legislation.

Tlaib commits to federal action on maternal health by backing community care, Medicaid expansion and protection, doula and midwife support, and broad legislation.

Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing National Postpartum Awareness Week for Communities of Color
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Rashida joined the Equality Caucus and the Black Maternal Health Caucus, and has focused on issues such as equal pay and improving Black maternal health in the Mamas’ Caucus, which she co-founded and co-leads. She will continue fighting for reproductive justice, health equity, and the right to access abortion care.

The source commits to continuing fights for reproductive justice, health equity, and abortion access, which aligns with the existing maternal-health and care-investment claim.

Gender Justice & LGBTQI+ Rights | Rashida Tlaib for Congress
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Evidence

Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib said, "We must act with urgency at the federal level by investing in community-based care, protecting and expanding Medicaid, supporting doulas and midwives, and passing sweeping, holistic legislation." The post says she introduced a House resolution recognizing National Postpartum Awareness Week for Communities of Color.

Tlaib made a fresh public introduction aligned with the claim's maternal-health agenda, but the source shows only introduction of a resolution, not enactment or binding federal action.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Tlaib Introduces Resolution Recognizing National Postpartum Awareness Week for Communities of Color
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partial same_term A for effort

The record supports advocacy and some legislative activity by Tlaib on the promised maternal-health agenda, including a 2026 House resolution recognizing postpartum awareness for communities of color and calling for community-based care, Medicaid protection/expansion, doulas, midwives, and broader maternal-health legislation. But the cited action is a nonbinding resolution and there is no evidence here that Tlaib enacted or materially advanced binding federal legislation delivering the full package. Related Medicaid and doula coverage advances appear fragmented and often state-led or led by other federal lawmakers, so candidate credit is limited. This is best scored as partial progress in the same federal office term, with an effort badge for attempting to advance the issue legislatively.

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